We describe a simple, reproducible, and low-cost test for xerostomia, which involves chewing on a folded sterile sponge for 2 minutes. Saliva production is quantitated by weighing the sponge before and after chewing. Normal control subjects produced 22.75 gm of saliva in 2 minutes. Three of 32 conse
Diagnosis of xerostomia: The beck test
โ Scribed by C. D. Burda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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