Did you know that human saliva consists of 98% water? You may ask, why is this important? Researchers have reported that saliva helps in diagnosing breast cancer, oral cancer, and gum disease.
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Here are a few things that you should know about saliva and how it relates to good oral hygiene:
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- Saliva helps moisten and break down food to ease swallowing while enhancing the ability to taste. It is very helpful for washing away food and debris from teeth and gums.
- Saliva provides disease-fighting substances throughout your mouth to help prevent cavities.
- Saliva helps keep the surface of your teeth strong by providing high levels of calcium, fluoride and phosphate ions at the tooth surface.
- The body produces 2-4 pints of saliva each day with most produced in the late afternoon hours, and the smallest amount in the evening.
- Salivary glands, found near your front teeth, are what produce saliva.
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