Salivary diagnostics: moving to the next level

Dent Today. 2012 Jun;31(6):54, 56-7; quiz 58-9.

Abstract

The evolution of salivary diagnostics has reached a new level toward the goal of using saliva as a powerful fluid for early detection and the first line of diagnosis for life-threatening diseases such as cancer, metabolic disorders, infections, and inflammatory diseases. Newly developed tools such as the novel saliva-based POCT and the SKB are helping to realize the goal of making salivary diagnostics available to clinicians worldwide. This is a unique moment where dentistry may be paving a new path for primary healthcare.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / analysis*
  • Diagnosis, Oral / methods*
  • Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures*
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Humans
  • Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Saliva / chemistry*

Substances

  • Biomarkers