Ryuto Asakawa Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Clinical Dentistry, Injury Prevention, Sports Injuries, Sports Science
Department of Oral Function and Rehabilitation, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
Dr. Ryuto Asakawa is Currently working in the Department of Oral Function and Rehabilitation, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Japan. Dr. Ryuto Asakawa, areas of research interests include Injury Prevention, Clinical Dentistry etc.,
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Ryuto Asakawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Tatsuo Yagi, Akihiro Yasuda, Hiroki Takeuchi, Arisa Ebato, Misao Kawa
Background/purpose: Oral dryness is known to cause several oral disorders, including candidiasis, glossitis, atrophy of the oral mucosa, dysgeusia and multiple caries. Recently, it has been noted that not only older people, but an increasing number of younger people are suffering from oral dryness as they become less able to accommodate to the range of emotional and physical environment changes, becoming overstressed and developing symptoms of depression as a result. Oral dryness is thus now a condition that affects people across the generations. The authors have previously developed an agent that is both simple and capable of providing not only hydration, but also total oral dryness care, and they have reported its potential effect. In this study, whether this newly developed oral dryn... view moreĀ»