This book covers the current knowledge of salivary compounds, their normal values, age dependency, diseases or hormonal status and assay problems, and is helpful for scientists and clinicians with the relevant information needed in planning, performing, and interpreting saliva analyses.

Jorma O. Tenovuo

1. Salivary Immunoglobulins 2. Nonimmunoglobulin Defense Factors in Human Saliva 3. Salivary Enzymes 4. Lipids of Saliva and Salivary Concretionss 5. Hormones in Saliva 6. Excretion of Drugs into Saliva 7. Clinical Microbiology of Saliva