Table 3 Indications for measuring salivary secretion rate and significant differences between the professions
Unstimulated saliva | Stimulated saliva | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dentists [%] | Dental hygienists [%] | p- value | Dentists [%] | Dental hygienists [%] | p-value | |
Application for subsidy | 65.0 | 86.6 | < 0.001 | 64.2 | 86.6 | < 0.001 |
Clinical signs of dry mouth | 60.2 | 46.6 | 0.003 | 57.5 | 49.4 | 0.077 |
Answers to the medical-dental anamnesis | 47.8 | 34.8 | 0.004 | 47.8 | 34.0 | 0.002 |
Upon patients’ request | 27.0 | 34.4 | 0.081 | 28.3 | 34.0 | 0.183 |