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Salivary diagnostics have advanced exponentially in the past decade. Saliva collection is easy and non-invasive and allows for detecting a myriad of biomarkers, making it a promising diagnostic tool. Salivary analytes have been evaluated for their role as potential biomarkers in oral cancer, cancer of distant sites, dental caries, periodontal diseases, oral microbial infections, and autoimmune disorders, as well as in diagnosis of systemic diseases. This book presents a thorough knowledge of the functions and properties of saliva, its role in health and disease, and the diagnostic...

Increased oxidative stress as a result of excessive production of lipid peroxidation and reactive nitrogen species in association with disturbances in antioxidant defense system have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases, most notably oral cancer. Thus, estimation of oxidant antioxidant status in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients could serve as a useful marker in choosing the correct therapy and also to monitor the effectiveness of such therapy and tumor recurrence. Also antioxidant therapy might prove useful in preventing the adverse effects caused by chemotherapy and...