Open AccessEvaluation of Salivary Profile among Adult Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in South India
Author(s) -
K Prathibha,
Priscilla Johnson,
K. Mohanraj,
AS Subhashini
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5749.3232
Subject(s) - saliva , diabetes mellitus , medicine , gastroenterology , amylase , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes mellitus , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme
A lack of consensus on the possible association between diabetes and salivary dysfunction motivated us to conduct this investigation on the salivary parameters in diabetic and non diabetic subjects. This could also make the use of saliva as an alternative to that of blood in the diagnosis/monitoring of diabetes mellitus.