Health benefits of saliva: A review

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 33, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 223-233

  Dodds, Michael W J ^a   Johnson, Dorthea A ^b   Yeh, Chih Ko ^b  

^a Wrigley Company   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diabetes; Hypertension; Saliva

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; HISTATIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEROXIDASE; PROLINE; STATHERIN;

AGE; AGING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANDIDIASIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENT; FLOW RATE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LABORATORY; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SALIVA; SALIVATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SUBLINGUAL GLAND; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 14044267455     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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