Correlational analysis between salivary and blood glucose levels in individuals with and without diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

CONCLUSION: A correlation between saliva and blood glucose levels in healthy individuals was weak. Saliva should only be used as a monitoring tool rather than a diagnostic tool and is more reliable for patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus.PMID:37823574 | DOI:10.1080/00016357.2023.2267678

Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - October 12, 2023 Category: Dentistry Authors: Laasya Shettigar Sanchita Sivaraman Rohini Rao Sanjana Akhila Arun Aditi Chopra Shobha U Kamath Raju Rana Source Type: research