The oral-systemic connection: Role of salivary diagnostics

Daniel Malamud

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    Abstract

    Utilizing saliva instead of blood for diagnosis of both local and systemic health is a rapidly emerging field. Recognition of oral-systemic interrelationships for many diseases has fostered collaborations between medicine and dentistry, and many of these collaborations rely on salivary diagnostics. The oral cavity is easily accessed and contains most of the analytes present in blood. Saliva and mucosal transudate are generally utilized for oral diagnostics, but gingival crevicular fluid, buccal swabs, dental plaque and volatiles may also be useful depending on the analyte being studied. Examples of point-of-care devices capable of detecting HIV, TB, and Malaria targets are being developed and discussed in this overview.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publicationSensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, and Environmental Monitoring III
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2013
    EventSensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, and Environmental Monitoring III - Baltimore, MD, United States
    Duration: Apr 29 2013May 1 2013

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume8723
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X
    ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

    Other

    OtherSensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, and Environmental Monitoring III
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityBaltimore, MD
    Period4/29/135/1/13

    Keywords

    • Bacteria
    • Microfluidic platforms
    • Oral diagnostics
    • Pathogens
    • Point-of-care (POC)
    • Saliva
    • Viral

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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