Prolonged dryness in the mouth may indicate a disruption in saliva secretion. It’s a very common problem which increases with age. In fact, about 30% of those aged 65 and over suffer from it.

Saliva has long been used as a diagnostic tool ... When the need arose, a person could eject their secretions neatly into a handy receptacle, rather than onto the floor. Cerumen is the fancy ...

Assessment of salivary-gland function in 40 patients with sarcoidosis showed that whereas only one had clinical evidence of involvement of the salivary glands, both secretion volume (19 patients ...

Subsequently, the sweet taste triggers many physiological processes, including increased salivary secretion and insulin secretion. Insulin secretion occurs in various phases, including the ...

RADIOIODINE (I131) has been used extensively in the diagnosis of thyroid disorders, and many tests have been developed. 1–3 Most of these tests are based on two aspects of thyroid activity: the ...