title: Saliva: reflection of the body.
abstract: Saliva has become an important resource for evaluating physiological and pathological conditions in humans. The use of saliva has many advantages, including the simple and non-invasive method of collection and its easy, low-cost storage. With the addition of modern techniques and chemical instrumentation equipment, there has been an increase in its use for laboratory investigations, applicable for basic and clinical analyses in the fields of medicine and dentistry. The value of these methods for the diagnosis of oral and systemic diseases has been the subject of study by several researchers with the aim of increasing its use alongside complementary exams.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, UNESP-São Paulo State University, Rua José Bonifácio 1193, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil, 16015-050. dani.pl@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Daniela Pereira
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Diego Garcia
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: Suzely Adas Saliba
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moimaz
authors.forename: Dóris Hissako
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Sumida
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D006728:Hormones / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones