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J Dent Res 53(5): 1268-1275, 1974
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Effects of a Simulated Skylab Mission on the Oral Health of Astronauts

LEE R. BROWN 1, MERRILL G. WHEATCROFT 1, WILLIAM J. FROME 1, and LINDA J. RIDER 1

1 The University of Texas Dental Branch and Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas 77025, USA

Laboratory and clinical findings related to the oral tissues of three astronauts during a 56-day simulated Skylab mission are described. Changes in the oral counts of specific microorganisms were observed concurrently with alterations in saliva flow rates and levels of secretary IgA and salivary lysozyme.

Submitted on March 26, 1973




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