With regard to stimulated salivary flow, only 13.2% of men and 4.9% of women presented normal values of salivary production. Normal salivary flow was found in 8.3% of insulin-dependent patients and in 6.7% of non-insulin dependent patients. Additionally, severe reduction of salivary flow was the most prevalent condition in both genders as well as in insulin-dependent and non-insulin dependent patients.