[Frequency and causes of functional disorders of salivation in people of different ages].

Frequency and causes of infringement of salivation in people of young, average, elderly and senile age who addressed for rendering assistance in out-patient stomatologic treatment-and-prevention establishments in connection with infringement of function of salivary glands were studied. It is established that frequency of addresses in connection with violations of functions of salivary glands increases with age. The analysis of methods of diagnostics and treatment applied to normalization of function of salivary glands shows that they remain at rather low level.