Facts about Saliva: 1. Without saliva, we couldnt taste. A dry tongue actually cant taste a thing! Chemicals in food need to dissolve in saliva for the taste buds in your tongue to detect them, and saliva constantly keeps the receptors nice and wet 2. The moisture in the mouth helps us to manipulate the tongue and lips to make speech sounds. 3. The salivary glands generally make between one and two liters of liquid a day (between two and four pints). During an average lifetime they produce about 10,000 gallons of saliva. 4. We make much less saliva when we sleep than when we are awake. This allows bacteria to build up and can cause bad breath in the morning. 5. Saliva acts as a warning before you vomit. Ever notice that your mouth fills with saliva before youre about to vomit? It happens because your body is trying to digest whatever is ailing it, and since digestion begins in the mouth your salivation mechanism is rewed up. 6. Cell phones make you slobber (salivate). According to researchers at the Vidya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal’s Dental College and Research Centre in India, people who spend a lot of time on their phones drool more than people who don’t. 7. Saliva fights tooth decay by keeping oral bacteria from multiplying. 8. Salivary flow is lower when we are sitting than when standing, and is lower still when lying down. 9. Salivary output is reduced by 3% to 40% if an individual is blindfolded or in the dark.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:45:06 +0000
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