Saliva as an alternative diagnostic tool-A review Chavan Rahul1, Birajdar Smita Shrishali2, Swetha P2, Dutta Priyanjali3, Madhura S4, Singh Simranjit5, Kaur Rose Kanwaljeet6 1Professor, Department of Periodontics, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chattisgarh 2Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Vishnu Dental College and Hospital, Bhimavaram, India 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Aditya Dental College, Beed, Maharashtra, India 4Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental sciences, Bangalore 5Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh 6PG StudentDepartment of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab Online published on 18 April, 2014. Abstract Saliva is a major determinant of the oral environment and serves as an easily available diagnostic tool of systemic conditions. Saliva is a clinically informative, biologic fluid that contains multiple biomarkers which makes salivary diagnostics a dynamic field that is being incorporated as part of disease diagnosis and clinical monitoring, and for making important clinical decisions for patient care. The purpose of this review article is to give an overview of the basic physiology of saliva and to examine the diagnostic application of saliva for systemic and oral diseases. Top Keywords Saliva, Biomarkers, Diagnostic Tool, Systemic Diseases. Top |