The Effect of Taste Adaptation on Salivary Flow Rate in Children

  • Shigeru Watanabe
  • Yuji Ishizuka
  • Junko Amasaka
  • Seiji Igarashi
  • Tokuro Ichida
Conference paper

Abstract

Dawes and Watanabe [1] measured changes in the flow rate of parotid saliva while a tastant was infused continuously. They concluded that the half-time for adaptation of flow rate was independent of the nature or concentration of the stimulus, and averaged 11.3 s. There is little information about salivary secretion in children. The objective of this study was to determine how salivary flow rate changes during constant gustatory stimulation in children.

Key words

Taste adaptation Salivary flow rate 
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References

  1. 1.
    Dawes C, Watanabe S (1987) The effect of taste adaptation on salivary flow rate and oral sugar clearance. J Dent Res 66: 740–744PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
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    Shannon IL (1958) Sodium and potassium levels of saliva and salivary glands following prolonged stimulation. J Dent Res 37: 981Google Scholar

Copyright information

© Springer Japan 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • Shigeru Watanabe
    • 1
  • Yuji Ishizuka
    • 2
  • Junko Amasaka
    • 1
  • Seiji Igarashi
    • 1
  • Tokuro Ichida
    • 2
  1. 1.Departments of Pediatric Dentistry, School of DentistryHealth Sciences University of HokkaidoHokkaidoJapan
  2. 2.Departments of Oral Biochemistry, School of DentistryHealth Sciences University of HokkaidoHokkaidoJapan

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