green tea and Improved Saliva Flow Rate

• Camellia sinensis in the Prevention and Treatment of Dry Mouth: A Review.

  • 2026-06-11
  • Review
  • Dentistry journal 14(6)
  • • Margaret Conde
    • Elizabeth Kao
    • Olivia Schmieder
    • Macie Watkins
    • Rachel G Newman
    • Janet C Tou

  • PubMed: 42345954
  • DOI: 10.3390/dj14060363

  3 Insights on

  • Improved Saliva Flow Rate

  • Low evidence
  • Clinical

  In general, green tea improved SFR and salivary pH more consistently than black, oolong, or matcha tea, particularly in at-risk populations and patients diagnosed with xerostomia.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No