title: Salivary diagnostics: moving to the next level.
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.
authors: University of California at Los Angeles, Dental Research Institute, USA. ole.brinkmann@gmail.com
authors: Ole
authors: O
authors: Brinkmann
authors: Nadine
authors: N
authors: Spielmann
authors: David T W
authors: DT
authors: Wong
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral / Q000379:methods*; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers