ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Exploring Non-Invasive Salivary Biomarkers for Acute Pain Diagnostics: A Comprehensive Review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of open-label placebo on anxiety, cortisol, and pain levels in children with procedural pain.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Body Biofluids for Minimally-Invasive Diagnostics: Insights, Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and Clinical Potential.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- Salivary Metal Ions as Potential Biomarkers for Diabetes: An Observational Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Examination of the Communication Environment When Applying Removable Dentures as Wearable Devices.Cureus · 2025Article
- Salivary Biomarkers in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Role of Biomarkers in Acute Pain: A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Point-of-Care Disease Screening in Primary Care Using Saliva: A Biospectroscopy Approach for Lung Cancer and Prostate Cancer.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Pain Assessment Practice and Associated Factors Among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals of West Hararge Zone, Eastern Ethiopia, 2023.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
Pain is one of the most common complaints leading to a pediatric emergency department visit and is associated with various painful procedures, leading to increased anxiety and stress. Assessing and treating pain in children can be challenging, so it is crucial to investigate new methods for pain diagnosis. The review aims to summarize the literature on non-invasive salivary biomarkers, such as proteins and hormones, for pain assessment in urgent pediatric care settings. Eligible studies were those that included novel protein and hormone biomarkers in acute pain diagnostics and were not older than 10 years. Chronic pain studies were excluded. Further, articles were divided into two groups: studies in adults and studies in children (<18 years). The following characteristics were extracted and summarized: study author, enrollment date, study location, patient age, study type, number of cases and groups, as well as tested biomarkers. Salivary biomarkers, such as cortisol, salivary α-amylase, and immunoglobulins, among others, could be appropriate for children as saliva collection is painless. However, hormonal levels can differ among children in different developmental stages and with various health conditions, with no predetermined levels of saliva. Thus, further exploration of biomarkers in pain diagnostics is still necessary.
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