Salivary Markers for Periodontal and General Diseases

The determination of biomarkers in saliva is becoming an important part of laboratory diagnostics and the prediction of not only periodontal, but also other tissue and organ diseases. Biomarkers in saliva (e.g., enzymes, protein markers, or oxidative stress markers) can be used for activity determin...

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Main Authors: Stepan Podzimek, Lucie Vondrackova, Jana Duskova, Tatjana Janatova, Zdenek Broukal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9179632
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Summary:The determination of biomarkers in saliva is becoming an important part of laboratory diagnostics and the prediction of not only periodontal, but also other tissue and organ diseases. Biomarkers in saliva (e.g., enzymes, protein markers, or oxidative stress markers) can be used for activity determination and for periodontal disease prognosis. Saliva also contains many markers which can predict the risk of certain diseases (e.g., diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular, oncology, endocrinology, and psychiatric diseases). The study of salivary components proteomics clearly shows the relationship of periodontal diseases and diseases of distant systems, organs, or tissues.
ISSN:0278-0240
1875-8630