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Xerostomia was determined by the self-reported experience of dry mouth as \"often\" or \"always\". A dentist diagnosed Sicca syndrome by unstimulated whole sialometry and the Schirmer's test, and all cases were referred to a rheumatologist to confirm Sjogren's syndrome. Self-reported questionnaires collected data about the determinants.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The prevalence of xerostomia was 8.0% (n\u2009=\u2009112), Sicca syndrome was diagnosed for 8 participants (0.60%), and Sjogren's syndrome for 2 participants (0.14%), with this being the first time it was diagnosed. Experiencing xerostomia was associated with older age (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1\u20132.6), urban residence (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.6\u20135.0), presence of systemic diseases (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.4\u20133.3), and the use of alcohol (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.4\u20130.9). The higher proportion of participants with Sicca syndrome involved females, of older age, having systemic diseases, and using medications.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The prevalence of xerostomia was 8.0% and the determinants of xerostomia were older age, urban residence, systemic diseases, and absence of using alcohol. In total, 0.6% of participants had Sicca syndrome, which was more prevalent among females, older subjects, those with systematic diseases, and those using medications. Sjogren's syndrome was diagnosed in 0.14% of participants<jats:italic>.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p><jats:italic>Clinical relevance<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>Dental clinicians need to be trained to identify potential Sjogren's syndrome cases.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-021-01917-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,27]],"date-time":"2021-10-27T14:03:18Z","timestamp":1635343398000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Detection of xerostomia, Sicca, and Sjogren\u2019s syndromes in a national sample of adults"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Indre","family":"Stankeviciene","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alina","family":"Puriene","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diana","family":"Mieliauskaite","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lina","family":"Stangvaltaite-Mouhat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jolanta","family":"Aleksejuniene","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"1917_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"6","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpor.2014.11.001","volume":"59","author":"P Han","year":"2015","unstructured":"Han P, Suarez-Durall P, Mulligan R. 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