Open AccessStimulated whole salivary flow rate: The most appropriate technique for assessing salivary flow in Sjögren syndrome
Author(s) -
Castiñeira Alvariño,
Leticia Bagán,
Javier Martínez Calvo,
Bagán Jv
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1698-6946
pISSN - 1698-4447
DOI - 10.4317/medoral.24736
Subject(s) - saliva , medicine , significant difference , salivary gland , gastroenterology
We sought to determine the most appropriate method for measuring salivary flow to aid the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Specifically, we compared the unstimulated whole salivary flow rate (UWSFR) with the stimulated whole salivary flow rate (SWSFR).