Unstimulated salivary flow rate, pH and buffer capacity of saliva in healthy volunteers Débito basal, pH y capacidad tampón de la secreción salivar en sujetos sanos

Objectives: to assess the salivary flow rate, pH, and buffer capacity of healthy volunteers, and their relationships with age, gender, obesity, smoking, and alcohol consumption, and to establish the lower-end value of normal salivary flow (oligosialia). Methods: a prospective study was conducted in...

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Main Authors: C. Fenoll-Palomares, J. V. Muñoz-Montagud, V. Sanchiz, B. Herreros, V. Hernández, M. Mínguez, A. Benages
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2004-11-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082004001100005