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Review
. 1992;4(1):53-64.
doi: 10.1177/10454411920040010401.

Salivary gland function and aging: a model for studying the interaction of aging and systemic disease

B J Baum  1 , J A Ship, A J Wu
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Review

Salivary gland function and aging: a model for studying the interaction of aging and systemic disease

B J Baum et al. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med. 1992.

Abstract

This review describes an approach to examining the interaction of aging and systemic disease on a key aspect of oral physiology, salivation. The approach requires several steps: defining general health, and a specific physiological function, at different ages; defining a disease of interest and the influence of the disease on the specific physiological function; and determining if the disease can affect performance of the physiological function with increased age.

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