Submandibular salivary pH as a diagnostic aid for prognosis of facial palsy.
The present paper aims at introducing a new method of testing the function of the chorda tympani with the aid of submandibular salivary pH. This method has several advantages: (1.) it enables the measurement of the function of only the paralyzed side; (2.) it accurately predicts the outcome of facial palsy at an early stage; and (3.) the method is simple and inexpensive.
D002814:Chorda Tympani Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D011379:Prognosis; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000378:metabolism*