Saliva plays an important role in oral health monitoring, regulating, and maintaining the integrity of oral mucosa50. Salivary diagnosis is an increasingly important field in dentistry as it is an easily obtainable, non-invasive diagnostic medium. It is necessary for protection, lubrication of oral mucosal tissues, remineralisation of teeth, digestion, taste sensation, stimulation, washed out effect, pH balance and phonation46. Human saliva contains a large number of solids (organic and inorganic) constituents like proteins, sodium, potassium, SCN, immunoglobulins etc. SCN levels in saliva...