Saliva: A Cutting Edge in Diagnostic Procedures

Table 1

Salivary biomarkers in local and systemic disorders affecting the oral cavity [11, 20].

Dental biofilm	Inflammatory	Collagen breakdown	Bone remodelling	Salivary steroid hormones	Oral cancer	Antibacterial substances	Stress
Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgM, IgG)	Beta-glucuronidase	Alpha2-macroglobulin	Alkaline phosphatase	Cortisol	M2BP	Systemic C-reactive protein	Cortisol
Mucins	C-reactive protein	MMP-8	osteoprotegerin	Testosterone	MRP14	Salivary chaperon H5p70	Dopamine
Lysozyme	IL-1 beta	MMP-9	osteocalcin	DHEA-s	CD 59	Cystatin C	Norepinephrine
Lactoferrin	IL-6	Aspartate aminotransferase	SPARC/osteonectin	Progesterone	Profilin 1	Alpha-amylase	Epinephrine
Histatin	MIP-1alpha	Alanine aminotransferase	RANKL	Estradiol	Catalase	Calprotectin
Peroxidase	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha	TIMPs	Beta C-terminal type-I collagen	Aldosterone		Protease inhibitors SLPI
			C-telopeptide pyridinoline cross-links of type-I collagen			Defensins
						Proline-rich proteins