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Give examples of oral fluids?

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  • Saliva (most important)
  • Gingival crevicular fluid
  • Oral bacteria
  • Food debris
  • Epithelial cells
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What are the protective functions of oral fluids?

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  • Cleansing (removing things from the oral cavity)
  • Mucosal protection
  • Buffering
  • Remineralisation
  • Antimicrobial
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What are the digestive functions of oral fluids?

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  • Taste
  • Digestive enzymes
  • Lubricates bolus for chewing, swallowing
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What does reduced flor of saliva cause?

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  • Various oral health problems
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What is Xerostomia?

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Dry mouth

- A prominent symptom for patients with salivary gland disease

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What is the most common cause of lack of saliva/Xerostomia?

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The use of drugs/medication

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What does reduced salivary flow increase the incidence of?

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Dental caries

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Are salivary glands exocrine or endocrine glands?

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Exocrine glands

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What is the compound, tubulo-acinar arrangement of salivary glands?

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A gland having branching tubules each of which ends in a secretory acini. Acinotubular gland

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What are anatomically distinct and identifiable glands?

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  • Major salivary glands
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What are more diffuse collections of glandular tissue lying in the lamina propria?

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  • Minor salivary glands
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What are the 3 major salivary glands?

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  • Parotid
  • Submandibular
  • Sublingual
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What are the minor salivary glands?

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  • Buccal (in cheek)
  • Labial (in lip)
  • Lingual (in tongue)
  • Palatal (in hard and soft palate)
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What is an acinus?

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  • A secretory unit
  • Acinus cells produce saliva - these are taken to intercalated duct which is then taken to striated duct - this modifies the saliva and then the saliva is collected into the collecting ducts
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What are the 3 types of ducts in a salivary gland?

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  • Intercalated
  • Striated
  • Collecting
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What is a serous acinus?

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Secretes watery secretions

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What is a mucous acinus?

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Thicker secretion

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What is a mixed acinus?

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A little bit of both secretions (watery and thicker(mucous))

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What type of secretions does the parotid glands secrete?

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Serous

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What type of secretions does the submandibular gland secrete?

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Mixed

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What type of secretions does the sublingual gland secrete?

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Mucous

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What type of secretions does the buccal gland secrete?

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What type of secretions does the labial gland produce?

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What type of secretions does the lingual gland produce?

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Serous & mucous

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What type of secretions does the palatal gland produce?
Mucous
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What is gingival crevicular fluid?
- Fluid from epithelium lining the gingival crevice (sulcus)
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How much gingival crevicular fluid is present in healthy gingiva?
- Little GCF from healthy gingivae, but flow increases with inflammation
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What is the function of gingival crevicular fluid?
No 'function' as such, but is probably an inflammatory exudate
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When is salivary flow at its greatest?
When awake and eating
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When is salivary flow rate at its lowest?
When sleeping
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What is a persons average daily salivary flow?
Between 500ml and 700ml
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Which salivary gland is most active when sleeping?
Submandibular
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Which salivary gland is most active when person is awake but at rest?
submandibular
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Which salivary gland is most active when person is awake and eating?
Parotid
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Which salivary gland is least active when sleeping?
Parotid
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Which salivary gland is least active when person is awake but at rest?
Sublingual and minor glands
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Which salivary gland is least active when person is awake and eating?
Sublingual
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What are the factors affecting unstimulated salivary flow rate?
- State of hydration - Previous stimulation - Circadian rhythms - Circannual rhythms - Medications - Salivary gland diseases
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What are circadian rhythms
- Physical, mental and behavioural changes that follow a daily cycle
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What are circannual rhythms?
- Any biological rhythms involving a biological or physiological process that occurs or fluctuates at intervals of approximately one year
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What percentage of saliva is water?
99.5%
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What percentage of saliva is ions?
0.2%
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What percentage of saliva is proteins, carbohydrate or lipids?
0.3%
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What are the functions of saliva on food?
- Taste - Bolus formation - Digestion
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What are the functions if saliva on teeth?
- Buffer - Decreasing demineralisation - Remineralisation - Lubrication
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What are the functions of saliva on micro-organisms?
- Antibacterial - Antifungal - Antiviral
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What are the functions of fluoride in saliva?
- Antibacterial - Forms fluorapatite - Promotes remineralisation
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What is the function of calcium and phosphate in saliva?
Remineralisation
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What is the function of thiocyanide in saliva?
- Antibacterial
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What is the function of bicarbonate and phosphates in saliva?
Buffering
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Which salivary buffer is effective at high flow rates?
Bicarbonate
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Which salivary buffer is important at rest?
Phosphates
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Which salivary buffer has a limited effect as main buffering action occurs at pH below 5?
Proteins
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Which salivary buffer has some role in buffering plaque acid?
Bacterial NH3

BDS1 Oral Biology (11 decks)

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