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What is that saliva called when it shoots quickly from under your tongue?
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Sublingual : There is a salivary duct in the front part of your lower arch, under your tongue. This is the sublingual salivary gland & duct area.
Answered 12/4/2012
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Sublingual gland: Some times your saliva will shoot out from under your tongue, this is cause by a muscle contraction that squeezes the glands and ducts of the sublingual glands. It happens to everyone, on occasion, especially in the dental chair. Some people can control it, most can not. Simply, it is your sublingual saliva.
Answered 12/4/2012
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