Innovative Journal Journal of Medical Biomedical and Applied Sciences 2277:4939 10 06 Is your saliva the perfect test for corona virus? - Analysis of Salivary Diagnostics and its Significance in Covid19. 1 Dr. ShubhKarmanjit Singh Bawa (Post Graduate) Department of Periodontics, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar. Dr. Vikas Jindal (Professor) Department of Periodontics, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar. Dr. Ranjan Malhotra (Professor) Department of Periodontics, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar. Dr. Divye Malhotra (Professor) Department of Oral Surgery, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar. Dr. Amit Goel (Professor) Department of Periodontics, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar Dr. Devender K Sharma (Professor) Department of Microbiology, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar. Dr. Parul Sharma (Post Graduate) Department of Periodontics, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar. Journal Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.15520/ijmhs.v10i03.284 Abstract The Current COVID-19 pandemic threatens the medical community with several theories. Because of its higher rate of transmission, the clinical and epidemiological findings of COVID -19 remain vague. On COVID-19, their understandings are expressed from every corner of the world but the meaning of those understandings is still uncertain. The development of timely, cost-effective, reliable and non-invasive diagnostic methodologies is now an important activity for both clinicians and scientists. Detecting early-stage pathologies may have a major effect on patient pain, prognosis, clinical intervention, survival rates and recurrence. As a diagnostic fluid, saliva has tremendous potential and provides an advantage over other biological fluids, as its method of processing does not entail invasive, costly procedures and is useful for monitoring systemic health. The scientific community is in desperate need of an important review of this COVID-19 hypothesis. In this prospective review we will discuss the saliva as a source of markers for local, systemic and infectious disorders and its importance. In addition, we will discuss the current state of salivary diagnostics and related tools, future expectations, and potential as the chosen route for disease identification, control, and prognostics. 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