Table 2 Signs of oral dryness in relation to resting saliva parameters
Saliva parameters | Total N = 312 | Dry lip | Dry mucosa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present N = 117 | Absent N = 195 | Present N = 10 | Absent N = 302 | ||||
Flow rate | Mean | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.73* | 0.63 | 0.68 | |
SD | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.63 | ||
PH | Mean | 7.11 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 7.10 | 7.11 | |
SD | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.38 | ||
Buffer Capacity | 1 | n | 95 | 37 | 55 | 3 | 85 |
% | 30 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 28 | ||
2 | n | 180 | 65 | 108 | 5 | 163 | |
% | 58 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 54 | ||
3 | n | 37 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 54 | |
% | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | ||