title: In vitro characterization of human salivary lubrication.
abstract: The friction coefficients for parotid and submandibular-sublingual salivas of 7 subjects were measured. At the load and speeds used, the lubricatory properties of the secretions followed the McKee-Petroff's curve. The friction coefficients for both secretions approximated those reported for boundary and thin film lubrication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, State University of New York, Buffalo 14214.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hatton
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008153:Lubrication; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D012463:Saliva / Q000502:physiology*; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D014783:Viscosity