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Water dominates your saliva composition

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If you thought spit was some highly complex, mysterious biological syrup, prepare for disappointment. Saliva is ninety-nine percent pure water. The remaining one percent is just a chaotic mixture of breakdown proteins, mucus, and assorted minerals thrown in to ensure your mouth does not dry out and your teeth do not instantly dissolve from ambient acidity.

Water dominates your saliva composition
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