Saliva and Oral Health

Abstract

Saliva is an important fluid that play an essential role in maintaining the integrity of the oral structures and the human body as whole (Puy, 2006; Mese and Matsuo, 2007; DeAlmeida et al, 2008). It is considered a unique complex and important body fluid that contains a number of systems which serves a wide spectrum of physiological needs to protect the oral mucosa and the whole body from infection (Ten Cate, 2003; Harris and Godoy, 2004).