More and more of my patients are on multiple medications that can cause xerostomia to some extent. Is there a way to measure the amount and quality of a patient’s saliva?

Saliva-Check (GC America) provides information on salivary resting flow rate, resting pH, stimulated salivary flow, stimulated pH, and buffering capacity. The product includes all materials to perform a six-step procedure that takes about 10 minutes. The product also contains a chart to record patient data that can be placed in the patient’s record. The test results provide good information for patient education and preventive treatment planning.