The use of saliva samples for diagnosis and monitoring of systemic health conditions

Abstract EN

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability of using saliva samples for investigation and monitoring of some of the systemic disease condition.

Seventy- five male were involved in this study, their age range from (43- 56) years old, their body mass index (BMI) is less than 27 %.

They were arranged in four groups, group A are control group consist of fifteen individual who are clinically healthy, group B are patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) consist of thirty individual, group C are patients with recently diagnose diabetes mellitus (DM) consist of fifteen individual and the last group is group D patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) consist of fifteen individual .

A salivary and serum sample were taken to assess total protein (TP), total cholesterol(TC), triglyceride (TGL) and glucose concentration.

Results shows a significantly higher (P < 0.05) concentration of TC, TGL and glucose in patients (serum and saliva) more than control group (serum and saliva), while TP was significantly higher in control group.