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In vitro characterization of human salivary lubrication

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Abstract

The friction coefficients for parotid and submandibular-sublingual salivas of 7 subjects were measured. At the load and speeds used, the lubricatory properties of the secretions followed the McKee-Petroff's curve. The friction coefficients for both secretions approximated those reported for boundary and thin film lubrication.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)675-677
Number of pages3
JournalArchives of Oral Biology
Volume34
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1989

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