Gustin, a salivary protein, appears to be necessary for the growth andmaturation of these buds. 1,4,13,18. 3 The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, Volume 9, No. 3, March 1, 2008 Buffer Capacity Saliva behaves as a buffer system to protect the mouth 8,19 as follows:1.
More than 150 languages and dialects are spoken by the Indigenous peoples in Brazil today. They are part of the near 7,000 languages spoken today in the world (SIL International, 2009). Before the arrival of the Portuguese, however, only in Brazil that number was probably close to 1,000.
People speak Portuguese in Brazil because Brazil was a Portuguese colony. Though this fact is well-known in some circles (loyal blog readers and Portuguese language learners, for example), one may be surprised how many well-educated people either donât know that Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, or donât know why! It is actually pretty common to hear âOh, you are going to Brazil?