title: Dynamic surface tension of saliva: general relationships and application in medical diagnostics.
abstract: Maximum bubble pressure and pendent drop profile analysis tensiometry are used to study the dynamic surface tension and rheological characteristics of saliva samples taken from volunteers of various sexes and age, and children with caries. The tensiometric characteristics of the secretions released by parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands are studied, and age-related and sex-related changes of some tensiometric characteristics of saliva are found. The differences are most essential for the tensiometric characteristics of saliva samples taken from caries-free children as compared with those taken from children with caries. Thus, the dynamic interfacial tensiometry is very sensitive and capable of providing information additional to the biochemical data about the properties of saliva, and could be recommended for the development of new diagnostic methods in dentistry.
authors: Donetsk Medical University, 16 Ilych Avenue, 83003 Donetsk, Ukraine.
authors: V N
authors: VN
authors: Kazakov
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Udod
authors: Iryna I
authors: II
authors: Zinkovych
authors: V B
authors: VB
authors: Fainerman
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Miller
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000503:physiopathology; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013500:Surface Tension