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What stimulates the salivary glands to secrete saliva?
The drinking of water and fruit juices will decrease dry mouth problems. Chewing gum and lemon drops can be used to stimulate saliva flow. Bitters also can initiate salivary flow as long as the salivary glands and ducts are functional.
What is mechanical digesion?
Mechanical digestion is the act of chewing and using your tongue to mix the food with saliva.
What is an antisialagogue?
An antisialagogue is a substance which decreases the production of saliva.
What does it means when a woman produces to much saliva?
She may be having sialorrhea (which is excessive saliva production). No need for concern.
What causes decrease in salivary secretion?
Salivary glands secrets saliva in our mouth
Why are chewing tobacco and snuff often called spitting tobbaco?
They increase saliva production.
Why does the gums mass decrease when you are chewing on it?
Generally most of gums are generated by sugary material.as on chewing these it dissoles with saliva and the mass decrease slowly.
Why does saliva production in the mouth decrease demineralization?
so how do you like OLP?
What do glands make when your chewing?
Glands make saliva when you chewing
Can diuretics cause xerostomia?
Yes they do! Diuretics are an antihypertensive drug and they cause xerostomia, diuretics increase urine output not increase saliva production.
Why are chewing tobacco and snuff are often called spitting tobacco?
They increase saliva production.
Does the parasympathetic or sympathetic inhibit the production of saliva?
The sympathetic inhibits the production of saliva.
What type of drug formulation do you think is better if it exists as a medicated chewing gum?
I have no opinion on the subject. I chew gum after drinking coffee to stimulate saliva production and preventing staining.
Use saliva in a sentence?
Human saliva contains enzymes thus commencing digestion right from chewing.
What stimulates the salivary glands to secrete saliva?
The drinking of water and fruit juices will decrease dry mouth problems. Chewing gum and lemon drops can be used to stimulate saliva flow. Bitters also can initiate salivary flow as long as the salivary glands and ducts are functional.
What can gum do to you?
cause cavitys and can make your teeth stonger. ----Wrong Actually, gum will reduce your chances of having cavities as it will stimulate your saliva production. Saliva has bactericidal properties that will reduce the number of harmful bacteria in your mouth. Plus chewing gum is a good stress reliever:)
What gum do to you?
cause cavitys and can make your teeth stonger. ----Wrong Actually, gum will reduce your chances of having cavities as it will stimulate your saliva production. Saliva has bactericidal properties that will reduce the number of harmful bacteria in your mouth. Plus Chewing Gum is a good stress reliever:)
