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Review
. 2013 Feb;41(2):107-9, 112-8.

Salivary biomarkers for caries risk assessment

Lihong Guo  1 , Wenyuan Shi
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Review

Salivary biomarkers for caries risk assessment

Lihong Guo et al. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

Saliva contains various microbes and host biological components that could be used for caries risk assessment. This review focuses on the research topics that connect dental caries with saliva, including both the microbial and host components within saliva.

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Conflict of interest statement

Lihong Guo, Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None reported.

Wenyuan Shi, Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Wenyuan Shi serves as a part-time chief science officer of C3 Jian Inc., a California-based biotechnology company.

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