BACKGROUND Over the past 10 years, the use of saliva as a diagnostic fluid has gained
attention and has become a translational research success story. Some of the current …

There are numerous defense proteins present in the saliva. Although some of these
molecules are present in rather low concentrations, their effects are additive and/or …

Periodontitis and caries are infectious diseases of the oral cavity in which oral biofilms play a
causative role. Moreover, oral biofilms are widely studied as model systems for bacterial …

Dental caries is a biofilm-dependent oral disease, and fermentable dietary carbohydrates
are the key environmental factors involved in its initiation and development. However …

Whole saliva is a complex mixture of proteins and other molecules which originate from
several sources. The biochemical and physicochemical properties of saliva contribute to the …

The acquired enamel pellicle (AEP) is a thin acellular film that forms on tooth surfaces upon
exposure to the oral environment. It consists predominantly of salivary proteins, but also …

Aims: To elucidate the first colonizers within in vivo dental biofilm and to establish potential
population shifts that occur during the early phases of biofilm formation. Methods and …

The focus of this article is to review the recent advances in proteome analysis of human
body fluids, including plasma/serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, bronchoalveolar …

Saliva is a body fluid with important functions in oral and general health. A consortium of
three research groups catalogued the proteins in human saliva collected as the ductal …

Formation of the acquired salivary pellicle is the result of biopolymer adsorption at the tooth–
saliva interface. The term acquired pellicle was first suggested in a review of the …