How and why do we produce saliva?
How and why do we produce saliva?  
Podcast: Moment of Um
Published On: Tue Oct 22 2024
Description: Our mouths have a lot going on. They have teeth and a tongue and they help us talk and eat. But what about saliva? It seems important, right? How do our bodies know to make it? We asked otolaryngologist Dr. Laura Orvidas to help us learn all about saliva. Got a question that you just can’t lick? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help find an answer.