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Submandibular Salivary pH as a Diagnostic Aid For Prognosis of Facial Palsy
Author(s) -
Saito Haruo,
Higashitsuji Hideo,
Kishimoto Seiji,
Miyamoto Kazuo,
Kitamura Hiroyuki
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.1978.88.4.663
Subject(s) - palsy , medicine , audiology , computer science , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
The present paper aims at introducing a new method of testing the function of the chorda tympani with the aid of submandibular salivary pH. This method has several advantages: (1.) it enables the measurement of the function of only the paralyzed side; (2.) it accurately predicts the outcome of facial palsy at an early stage; and (3.) the method is simple and inexpensive.