Journal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral Health
Salivary Metabolomics for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Detection: An Indian Perspective
Abstract Salivary metabolomics has emerged as a promising noninvasive approach for the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), enabling the identification of tumor-associated metabolic alterations with potential diagnostic value. Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses have demonstrated encouraging diagnostic accuracy for salivary metabolites, particularly lactate, choline, and phenylalanine. However, the applicability of these biomarkers to high-burden populations such as India remains inadequa …