title: [Possible use of saliva in the diagnostics and treatment--review of the literature].
abstract: In recent years increasingly more attention has been devoted to the possibilities of saliva analysis in laboratory diagnostics. The article discusses issues associated with the production of saliva, and contemporary possibilities of its use in the diagnostics and treatment. The benefits of diagnostic application of saliva for laboratory tests instead of blood serum are presented, and current possibilities of its application in the diagnostics of hereditary disorders, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, endocrine disorders, as well as in the assessment of therapeutic drug levels and the monitoring of stimulants.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Stomatologii Zachowawczej, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie. m.palonka@op.pl
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klichowska-Palonka
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bachanek
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000032:analysis; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations