A pilot study on utility of salivary glucose levels to monitor diabetes mellitus
Journal Title: Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim To utilize salivary glucose levels as a measure to monitor Diabetes mellitusMaterials and Methods The fasting whole saliva and serum was collected from 100 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and were analyzed for glucose The results were analyzed statisticallyResults In this study a good correlation was observed between salivary and serum glucose levelsConclusion Salivary glucose levels can serve as a marker in diagnosing and monitoring type 2 diabetes mellitusKeywords Diabetes mellitus Salivary glucose Serum glucose
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V Priyanka, Kotya Naik Maloth
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- DOI 10.18231/2395-6194.2018.0035
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