title: Relationship among stimulated whole, glandular salivary flow rates, and root caries prevalence in an elderly population: a preliminary study.
abstract: A comparison of salivary flow rates was made between two groups of healthy, unmedicated, elderly, Caucasian men and women ranging in age from 60 to 90 years. One group was a control group, while the other group had both active and restored root caries. The control group consisted of 69 individuals with a mean age of 73 years. The root caries group consisted of 39 individuals with a mean age of 71 years. The groups were evaluated for unstimulated (UPAR) and stimulated parotid gland flow rates (SPAR), unstimulated (USUB) and stimulated submandibular/sublingual gland flow rates (SSUB), and stimulated whole saliva flow rates (SWhole). Parotid flow rates were determined with the use of a Carlson-Crittenden cup, while submandibular/sublingual flow rates were determined by means of the NIDR collector. A 2% citrate solution was used for stimulation in glandular collections. Subjects chewed a 1-cm3 cube of paraffin to stimulate whole saliva. The results showed that the control group had higher UPAR, SPAR, USUB, SSUB, and SWhole than the root caries group.
authors.affiliation: Office of Research, School of Dentistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Younger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Streckfus
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D015995:Prevalence; D017213:Root Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D012472:Salivation / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000150:complications*