Xerostomia | MDS coaching & Preparations B-IDS 09818001730, 08690014009

Which of the following condition do not manifest Xerostomia?
A.Radiation around head and neck region for neoplasm
B.Sjogren Syndrome
C.Vitamin-C Chewing Gum
D.Atrophy of glandular tissue

Ans. (C)

Vitamin C chewing gum has a decrease in caries incidence by two methods, 15' by mechanical cleansing of the tooth surfaces by mastication, and 2nd by indirect stimulation of the salivary flow to flush-out the food particles and neutralize the acids of plaque. As such Vit. C have no direct role in decreased incidence of canes.