The idea of using saliva as a diagnostic method has existed since 1975. However, it is only the more recent modernization of available techniques, along with the addition of chemical instrumentation devices, that have allowed for an increase in the use of saliva for medical and dental areas, for both basic and clinical purposes.
Through the coronavirus pandemic, saliva-based COVID-19 tests have been gaining ground as a more comfortable and easier-to-perform alternative to swab methods, generating interest in other testing that could be done using saliva.
Included in this Intelligence Brief:
- The advantages of saliva testing over other types of samples
- The importance of providing simple, easy-to-use collection devices
- Overview of six saliva collection devices
- Detailed descriptions of each saliva collection device
