Dicyclomine
GI antispasmodic (anticholinergic)
Brand names: Bentyl
Oral health effects
Xerostomia
Anticholinergic dry mouth, used for irritable bowel symptoms.
Mechanism: Muscarinic receptor blockade.
Clinical management: Hydration, salivary substitutes, caries prevention.
Sources
- A Guide to Medications Inducing Salivary Gland Dysfunction, Xerostomia, and Subjective Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review Sponsored by the World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI. Wolff A, Joshi RK, Ekström J, et al. Drugs in R&D, 2017.