Variability of salivary analytes under daily conditions and their implications for periodontitis biomarkers

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DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2024.1369186

© 2024 Rocha, Orlandini, Motta, Pinheiro, Silva, Oliveira and Lourenço.

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Seventy-nine participants and selected analytes do not establish general reliability for all saliva tests or populations. Collection conditions and assay methods matter. Association with periodontal activity does not establish prediction of cancer, cardiovascular events or dementia.

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