Open AccessEstimation of Salivary and Serum Biomarkers in Diabetic and Non Diabetic Patients - A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Amit Ladgotra,
Pradhuman Verma,
Seetharamaiah Sunder Raj
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19135.7995
Subject(s) - saliva , amylase , calcium , medicine , diabetes mellitus , phosphorus , endocrinology , serum glucose , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , organic chemistry
Blood is the gold standard body fluid for diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) but saliva offers an alternative to serum as a biological fluid for diagnostic purposes because it contains serum constituents.