“…For example, the half-lives of the initial rapid clearance phase for each of the 0.026 mol/l NaF rinses, t 1/2 (1) = ln2/α, are 3.2, 3.7 and 4.2 min for the additive-free rinse, the rinse with added NaCl and the rinse with added sucrose, respectively. Corresponding half-lives for other substances where a two-compartment salivary clearance model has been applied are 4.6 min, tin [Scott et al, 2009]; 4.3-4.8 min, triclosan [Creeth et al, 1993]; and 5.3 min, zinc [Creeth et al, 1993]. All these data are close to, but less than, values obtained by Sreebny et al [1985] for the 'unstimulated saliva' clearance phase for the non-binding molecules glucose and sucrose of 6.9 and 7.7 min, respectively, reflecting what is a common salivary 'wash-out' phase.…”