Saliva measurement technique used at CECOM in patients with halitosis
Saliva is an aqueous and transparent fluid secreted by salivary glands directly on mouth cavity. It is mainly composed by water (99%) and organic and mineral componentes. One of its main functions is the mouth self-cleaning. When there is salivary flow decrease, higher stagnation of organic material...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
2016
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/simtec/article/view/9797 |
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| Summary: | Saliva is an aqueous and transparent fluid secreted by salivary glands directly on mouth cavity. It is mainly composed by water (99%) and organic and mineral componentes. One of its main functions is the mouth self-cleaning. When there is salivary flow decrease, higher stagnation of organic material on the tongue, such as flaky epithelial cells and bacteria, forming Tongue Coating. The Tongue Coating degradation by bacterias causes the formation of volatile sulphur compounds, which cause bad breath. A good amount of saliva is one of the important factors to keep a healthy breath. In this work, we will demonstrate the saliva measurement technique used by us at Cecom to treat Halitosis. For this technique, we used a test tube with measurements, a silicone core with 1.5 cm length and a timekeeper. The patient must chew the silicone core, during 5 minutes, and keep on spitting all saliva being produced into the test tube. In the end of five minutes, we measure the amount of saliva inside the tube and divide this amount by 5. Thus, we obtain the patient's salivary flow. With saliva inside the test tube, we assess the patient's salivary standards, such as quantity, color, turbidity and viscosity. If any change is found, we perform the adequate treatment to restore the standard patterns, through substances, which stimulate the saliva productions in various ways. |
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| ISSN: | 2525-5398 |
