A novel system of human submandibular/sublingual saliva collection.
J Dent Res
; 76(11): 1782-6, 1997 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-9372796
ABSTRACT
The assessment of submandibular/sublingual (sm/sl) saliva is a procedure of increasing significance. However, the collection of these fluids by traditional techniques is difficult and therefore often neglected. To collect sm/sl saliva, we have assembled a novel, universal system consisting of four parts-collecting tubing, a buffering chamber, a storing tube, and a suction device. Submandibular/sublingual saliva samples were collected from ten healthy and ten xerostomic individuals. The system showed intra-examiner reproducibility of 0.92 for healthy and 0.89 for xerostomic subjects, and inter-examiner reproducibility of 0.93 for normal subjects and 0.80 for xerostomic individuals. The flow rates obtained by the present collecting set-up were similar to those measured by all known previous methods that were published during the last 40 years. The system was also efficient, in that more than 90% of the fluid that entered the system was eventually collected in the storing tube for analysis. The system appears to collect relatively pure sm/sl fluids, since contamination of the collected sample by a stimulant solution swabbed repeatedly over the tongue during saliva collection was minimal. The system is reliable, safe, practical, and comfortable for the patient.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Salive
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Manipulation d'échantillons
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Glande sublinguale
/
Glande submandibulaire
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Langue:
En
Journal:
J Dent Res
Année:
1997
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Israël