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Oral medicine: 4. Dry mouth and disorders of salivation.
Saliva is essential to oral health. The most obvious and important function of saliva is in eating, for taste and to lubricate food, as well as protecting the mucosa and teeth (Table 1). The water, mucins and proline-rich glycoproteins lubricate food and help swallowing. Importantly, saliva is essential for normal taste perception. Saliva is protective via the washing action, via various antimi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Kyushu Dental Society
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0368-6833,1880-8719
DOI: 10.2504/kds.56.247