The Effects of Tooth Brushing on Whole Salivary Flow Rate in Older Adults

Objectives. (1) To determine whether manual (MTB), or electric, tooth brushing (ETB) modulates whole salivary flow rate in older adults who are free of systemic disease. (2) To determine the duration of the brushing-related modulation of salivary flow rate. (3) To compare salivary flow rate modulati...

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Main Authors: R. H. Affoo, K. Trottier, R. Garrick, T. Mascarenhas, Y. Jang, R. E. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3904139