6 / 25
E u r o S c i C o n C o n f e r e n c e o n
Dental & Dental
Hygiene
Dental & Dental Hygiene 2018
Journal of Dental and Craniofacial Research
ISSN 2576-392X
M a r c h 2 6 - 2 7 , 2 0 1 8
E d i n b u r g h , S c o t l a n d
Page 56
S
aliva is a biofluid that potentially serves as a reliable and a non-invasive
diagnostic medium. The saliva-based microbial, immunologic, and
molecular biomarkers aid in evaluating the condition of both healthy and
diseased individuals.Theobjectiveof this reviewwas todiscuss thesignificance
of saliva-based biomarker profiles in detecting the oral and systemic health
conditions and to highlight the decision-making process of managing salivary
dysfunctions for dental professionals in their clinical practice. According
to the reviewed articles, saliva was used as a potential diagnostic medium
for type I and II diabetes mellitus in well-controlled diabetic patients and
Behcet disease. High levels of salivary enzymes might be attributed to the
autoimmunological damage associated with the pathomechanism of diabetes
mellitus. Clinical studies also reveal an association with oral pathologies for
some of the established salivary markers of oxidative stress. However, these
salivary markers are not for routine clinical use yet. A recent study proposed
the measurement of the salivary enzyme lacto dehydrogenase (LD) level may
be a useful tool to screen for gingivitis in young adults. On the other hand,
there are several significant contributing factors that may result in salivary
secretory disorders. Their prevalence and possible side effects may cause a
negative impact on the patient’s quality of life. Therefore, to treat such salivary
secretory disorders is often challenging for physicians in their clinical practice.
Several diagnostic tools are used for detecting these lesions in the early stage.
Nevertheless, further prospective researches are required to improve the
quality of evidence.
Clinical significance of salivary distinctiveness for dental
professionals: a review
Asra Sabir Hussain
1
and Taha M Masood
2
1
Independent Researcher, Saudi Arabia
2
Saudi German Hospitals Group, Saudi Arabia
Asra Sabir Hussain et al., J Den Craniofac Res 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2576-392X-C1-003
Biography
Asra Sabir Hussain has completed her Bachelor’s in Dental Sur-
gery (BDS) fromBatterjeeMedical College, Jeddah Saudi Arabia
in September 2015. She started her career in a Private Dental
Practice setup. Besides her clinical skills, she has keen interest
in writing research papers relevant to different specialties in
Dentistry. Her field of research interests are General Dentistry,
Aesthetic Dentistry and Orthodontics. With the same enthu-
siastic approach, she earned the opportunity of Digital Poster
Presentation at 42nd Annual Meeting of American Academy of
Esthetic Dentistry held during August 03-05, 2017 in San Diego,
California USA. She has presented her work as an E-Poster at
the 26th American Dental Congress held during September
18-20, 2017 Philadelphia, USA. Nevertheless, she published
her paper, “Methodologies in Orthodontic Pain Management, a
Review” in The Open Dentistry Journal as a Principal and Cor-
respondence Author and also “Esthetic restorative treatment
planning for dental professionals, an overview” in the Ecronicon
Dental Science Journal. She is now accepted in MSc Program
(Primary Dental care OLDL) at The University of Edinburgh entry
level February 2018.
dr.asrasabir@gmail.com