A New Approach for the Diagnosis of Systemic and Oral Diseases Based on Salivary Biomolecules

Table 1

Comparison of inorganic compounds between saliva and plasma [3].

Inorganic compounds (mmol/l)	Whole unstimulated saliva	Whole stimulated saliva	Plasma
Na+	5	20- 80	145
K+	22	20	4
Cl−	15	30–100	120
Ca^2+	1–4	1–4	2.2
HCO3 −	5	15–80	25
Mg^2+	0.2	0.2	1.2
NH3	6	3	0.05