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Challenges in salivary diagnostics

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International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research

Tampa, Fla., USA – On March 22, during the 41st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 36th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, a symposium titled "Challenges in Salivary Diagnostics" will take place to discuss the issues with saliva collection and storage, proteomic analyses, and the growing interest and availability of commercial tests for salivary biomarkers.

Recently there has been a striking increase in published studies using salivary proteins and other oral biomarkers for diagnostic purposes. This symposium will provide an overview of the field of oral-based diagnostics and to discuss the challenges to investigators in working with saliva including issues of collection, standardization, storage of samples, quantitation of biomarkers and proteomic methods that are appropriate for this fluid.

During this symposium, researchers M. Navazesh, E. Helmerhorst and D. Granger will discuss the standardization of saliva diagnostic procedures, the challenges on salivary diagnostics and the relationship between proteome and saliva biology.

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This is a summary of sequence #34 titled "Challenges in Salivary Diagnostics" which will feature abstracts to be presented by M. Navazesh, E. Helmerhorst and D. Granger at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research. This symposium will take place at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2012, in room 9 of the Tampa Convention Center.

About the American Association for Dental Research

The American Association for Dental Research (AADR), headquartered in Alexandria, Va., is a nonprofit organization with nearly 4,000 members in the United States. Its mission is: (1) to advance research and increase knowledge for the improvement of oral health; (2) to support and represent the oral health research community; and (3) to facilitate the communication and application of research findings. AADR is the largest Division of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

To learn more about the AADR, visit www.aadronline.org.


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