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Dental hygienist Melissa Turner recounts how a noticable decline in her salivary flow made her reconsider saliva's pivotal role in oral health, patient care, and how it's dismissed by many clinicians.
Dental professionals must reconsider how they view oral testing; with up to 30% of US adults experiencing dry mouth, xerostomia has become a silent pandemic. Learn more in today's lead article.