A better understanding of the role of pH in the oral cavity is the driving concept behind new oral health products arriving on the market. BasicBites, a sugar-free chew that mimics saliva's natural ...

Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. Currently, there is no cure for it. Researchers have established the world's ...

The unique makeup of someone’s saliva may change how they experience food. Researchers at Purdue University are studying variations from person to person by observing how salivary enzymes change the ...

AG, AGC, and AGHA hydrogels were synthesized and mechanically characterized. Next, human SG cells (cultured in the 2D platform) were harvested with trypsin, counted, and mixed separately within ...

Your daily saliva offers vital health clues, from dry mouth signaling diabetes to foamy saliva indicating acid reflux. Changes in its color, texture, or volume can reveal stress, infections, ...

Salivary gland cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It grows in the salivary glands — organs on either side of your face that produce saliva, which helps you digest food. You have three pairs of ...