XEROSTOMIA AS AN IDIOPATHIC SYMPTOM IN DENTISTRY

The article presents an overview of modern scientific literature on the problem of xerostomia and its etiopathogenetic connection with various general somatic diseases. To date, often the treatment of xerostomia is carried out as an independent disease, due to the failure to identify the underlying pathology. Often, ignorance of the causal relationship of various diseases, both somatic and psycho-emotional, leads to an incorrect diagnosis at a dental appointment and, as a result, an incorrect treatment plan, which leads to a deterioration in the patient's condition and the occurrence of complications. In this connection, the task of a modern dentist becomes urgent to establish the true cause of the pathology of the oral cavity and provide highly qualified treatment, according to the obtained diagnostic data.