title: A pilot study comparing three salivary collection methods in an adult population with salivary gland hypofunction.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was to compare the reliability of three collection methods (draining, chewing of gum base, and the Saxon test) for whole saliva using a sample of middle-aged and older ambulatory adults (n = 18) with proven salivary gland hypofunction. The results demonstrated high reliability (r values ranging from 0.91 to 0.80, p < 0.001) for all three methods. MANOVA analysis revealed significant (p < 0.001) differences in flow rates among the draining, chewing-stimulated, and Saxon methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Medicine & Public Health, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0641, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mulligan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navazesh
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012463:Saliva; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000175:diagnosis*