RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the resting whole saliva secretion rate in relation to age. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A sample of 1493 healthy subjects between 5 and 88 years of age (691 men and 802 women). A new objective procedure for whole saliva quantification, the Whole Saliva Test (WST), was used. RESULTS: Resting whole saliva was found to decrease with age (Pearson's coefficient: r = 0.273; P = 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Resting whole saliva decreases with age.

Assuntos

Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Saliva/metabolismo , Glândulas Salivares/metabolismo , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Análise de Variância , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Salivação/fisiologia , Taxa Secretória , Caracteres Sexuais , Manejo de Espécimes , Xerostomia/fisiopatologia