IMPORTANCE OF SALIVARY PROTEINS AND ENZYMES IN ORAL CAVITY - A REVIEW
Dr. Sarumathi U., Dr. A. Beeula* and Dr. Shamala S.
ABSTRACT
Saliva is a bio-fluid that has both specialized and contains physical, chemical, and biological characteristics that have a potential to protect dental health. Saliva contains various proteins and enzymes were it plays a major role in disease identification. Any change in the quality or quantity if the saliva can lead to disease condition in the oral cavity and is vice versa. Despite the fact that saliva has been researched extensively as a medium, very few labs have found this and used as an alternative diagnostic aid in place of blood. In this review we, mainly concentrated on the significance of several salivary proteins and enzymes and their characteristic features present in saliva.
Keywords: Saliva, proteins, enzymes, diseases, oral cavity.
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