The reducing ability of saliva is decreased with donor age as indicated by cyclic voltammetry
measurements of saliva. It has been shown that saliva posesses a strong reducing power
that is influenced by the induction of oxidative stress. The exact capacity of saliva to cope
with oxidative stress has never been studied in detail. We used a new approach to detect the
role of oxidative stress on saliva. This approach included the detection of the total reducing
capacity of the saliva without determination of the exact concentration of a specific reducing …