Diagnostic perspective of saliva in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus children: An in vivo study

• Main Authors: P. V. S. Deepa Lakshmi (Author), E Sridevi (Author), A J Sai Sankar (Author), M G Manoj Kumar (Author), M Sridhar (Author), B Sujatha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background and Objectives: The absence, destruction, or loss ofβ-cells of pancreas results in type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [IDDM]). Presently, diagnosis and periodic monitoring of diabetes is achieved by evaluating blood glucose levels as it is relatively invasive and dreaded...