Avaliação da concordância da sialometria e cintilografia de glândulas salivares em pacientes com boca seca

INTRODUCTION: Many diagnostic tests are used to evaluate dry mouth patients, especially the ones with Sjögren s Syndrome, to whom these tests are part of classification criteria for scientific studies. AIM: Thus, the concordance between results of sialometry and salivary glands scintigraphy was eval...

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Autores: Liquidato, Bianca Maria, Soler, Rita De Cássia, Bussoloti Filho, Ivo [UNIFESP]
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/2900
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-72992006000100018
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/2900
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:xerostomia
salivary glands
saliva
diagnosis
glândulas salivares
diagnóstico
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Resumo:INTRODUCTION: Many diagnostic tests are used to evaluate dry mouth patients, especially the ones with Sjögren s Syndrome, to whom these tests are part of classification criteria for scientific studies. AIM: Thus, the concordance between results of sialometry and salivary glands scintigraphy was evaluated; if positive, it would enable the choice of one or the other for diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Seventy-two dry mouth patients were divided into non-Sjögren s Syndrome group, primary Sjögren s Syndrome group and secondary Sjögren s Syndrome group. The concordance among sialometry and scintigraphy results was evaluated by Kappa test. RESULTS: It was observed that their concordance was equal or near to zero. CONCLUSION: It is not possible to make a choice between these tests and both should be performed.