In vitro characterization of human salivary lubrication.
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.
Aguirre
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Department of Oral Biology, State University of New York, Buffalo 14214.
Mendoza
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Levine
M J
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Hatton
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Douglas
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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