Frailty is a highly prevalent condition in the elderly that has been increasingly considered as
a crucial public health issue, due to the strict correlation with a higher risk of fragility …

Saliva is crucial to oral processing of food and consequently is also related to the sensory
and textural experience. It is often assumed that the secretion and properties of saliva …

PURPOSE To provide evidence-based recommendations for prevention and management
of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia induced by nonsurgical cancer therapies …

The production and secretion of saliva is an essential function of the salivary glands. Saliva
is a complicated liquid with different functions, including moistening, digestion …

Objective Poor oral health might be a modifiable determinant of malnutrition in older age.
We aimed to investigate the associations of multiple oral health characteristics with incident …

Whole saliva is a mixture composed by the secretions of the major and minor salivary glands
and the crevicular fluid, bacteria, cells and food debris. Its properties (flow and composition) …

Malnutrition is a serious problem in the elderly while understanding flavour perception could
be a tool for controlling appetite or food choices. To increase our knowledge, we …

The aim of this work was to study the effects of interindividual variability of human elderly
saliva on aroma release and metabolization by ex vivo approaches. Thirty individuals …

Protein needs are considered to increase with age, with protein consumption being
associated with many positive outcomes. Protein-fortified products are often used to improve …

In order to determine if inter-individual differences in saliva composition and flow influence
the perception of specific aromatic stimuli elicited by esters after wine consumption, ten …