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May 1990, Vol 144, No. 5 >
Article | May 1990

Use of the Saxon Test as a Measure of Saliva Production in a Reference Population of Schoolchildren FREE

Wim J. Stevens, MD, PhD; Frieda E. Swartele, MD; Francis A. Empsten, MT; Luc S. De Clerck, MD
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Accepted for publication November 13, 1989.

Presented at the 13th International Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Montreux, Switzerland, October 16-21, 1988.

Reprint requests to the University of Antwerp, Department of Immunology-Allergology-Rheumatology, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerpen, Belgium (Dr Stevens).


Am J Dis Child. 1990;144(5):570-571. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1990.02150290064029.
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• The Saxon test, a simple, reproducible, and low-cost technique to test for xerostomia in adults was applied to 347 schoolchildren who were free from any known disease. The values in children differed significantly from the values in adults and increased slightly with age. The test can easily be performed on samples kept for 8 days at 4°C or at room temperature.

(AJDC. 1990;144:570-571)

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Kohler PF, Winter ME.  A quantitative test for xerostomia: the Saxon test, an oral equivalent of the Schirmer test . Arthritis Rheum . 1985;;28:1128-1132.
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Deprettere AR, Van Acker KJ, De Clerck LS, Docx MK, Stevens WJ, Van Bever HP.  Diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome in children . AJDC . 1988;;142:1185-1187.
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Fox RI, Robinson CA, Curd RJ, Kozin F, Howell FV.  Sjögren's syndrome: proposed criteria for classification . Arthritis Rheum . 1986;;29:577-585.

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Schirmer O.  Studien zur Physiologie und Pathologie der Tranenenabsorderung und Tranenabfluss . Albrecht von Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol . 1903;;56:197-291.
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van Bijsterveld OP.  Diagnostic tests in the sicca syndrome . Arch Ophthalmol . 1969;;82:10-14.
3 +
Kohler PF, Winter ME.  A quantitative test for xerostomia: the Saxon test, an oral equivalent of the Schirmer test . Arthritis Rheum . 1985;;28:1128-1132.
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Deprettere AR, Van Acker KJ, De Clerck LS, Docx MK, Stevens WJ, Van Bever HP.  Diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome in children . AJDC . 1988;;142:1185-1187.
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Fox RI, Robinson CA, Curd RJ, Kozin F, Howell FV.  Sjögren's syndrome: proposed criteria for classification . Arthritis Rheum . 1986;;29:577-585.

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