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Posted 10-25-2009 at 09:30 AM by Black Rose (Dental notes)
- Saliva secretion is initiated by afferent signals from sensory receptors in the mouth transmitted by the trigeminal, facial and glossopharyngeal nerves.
- They carry impulses from chewing-activated mechanoreceptos in the periodontal ligament (masticatory-salivary reflex) and from taste-activated chemoreceptors in the taste buds within the lingual papillae (gustatory-salivary reflex) to the salivary nuclei in the medulla oblongata of the brain.
- The salivary nuclei then convey information to
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