title: Salivary biomarkers for caries risk assessment.
abstract: Saliva contains various microbes and host biological components that could be used for caries risk assessment. This review focuses on the research topics that connect dental caries with saliva, including both the microbial and host components within saliva.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Wenyuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D054892:Metagenome; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers