Letter to the Editor
Year : 2024 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 1 | Page : 35-37
The Role of Salivary Biomarkers in Personalized Medicine
T. Keerthi Priyadarshini1
1-MDS, Oral Pathology, Vivekananda Dental College
Address for Correspondence:
Dr. T. Keerthi Priyadarshini MDS.,
Oral Pathology, Vivekananda dental college, Chennai
Email: drtkeerthi@gmail.com
Abstract
Salivary biomarkers have emerged as a cornerstone of personalized medicine, offering information for early disease detection, prognosis, treatment response prediction, and individualized therapy selection. This burgeoning field, often termed "salivaomics," encompasses a range of omics technologies, including proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and microbiomics. These approaches have revolutionized biomarker discovery, particularly in disease detection, including cancer. Saliva, being easily accessible and non-invasive, allows for the detection of biomarkers related to chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and cancer, which are often preceded by chronic low-grade inflammation (1). The use of salivary biomarkers not only offers a cost-effective and convenient approach for monitoring health status but also guides personalized treatment strategies in dentistry and medicine, thereby transforming healthcare practices towards a more individualized and precise approach.
Keywords: Salivary, biomarkers, salivaomics, microbiomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics
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How to cite this article: T, K. P. (2024). The Role of Salivary Biomarkers in Personalized Medicine: Letter to the Editor. International Journal of Orofacial Biology, 8(1), 35–37. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjorofacbiol.v8i1.1081
