| Literature DB >> 9206358 |
P López-Jornet1, A Bermejo-Fenoll, J V Bagan-Sebastian, E Pascual-Gomez.
Abstract
A quantification method for measuring whole saliva is described. This whole saliva test (WST) consists of a Whatman paper strip, is easily carried out, innocuous, low-cost and single use. Due to its characteristics, it could be considered as the oral equivalent of Schirmer's tear test. A sample of 159 healthy subjects (81 males and 78 females; mean age 31.62 years) participated in this comparative study of this new procedure and two other tests, the draining and the swab test. Correlation was statistically positive among the three types of tests.Mesh:
Year: 1996 PMID: 9206358
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Braz Dent J ISSN: 0103-6440