Audio Recording

Presenter: Dr. David Wong

In recent years, sparked by initiatives from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), saliva has attracted widespread interest as a diagnostic medium for rapid, point-of-care testing. The advantages of using saliva for disease diagnostics include: ease of access; noninvasive sample collection; increased acceptance by patients; and, reduced risks of infectious disease transmission. Oral samples readily are accessible as whole saliva or by sampling secretions from specific glands or gingival crevicular fluid.