| Disease | Sample (patients & control) | Pattern | Origin | Method | Biomarkers | Validation | 
      
        | HNSCC[41] | 8&8 | USS | WS | 2D-DIGE | Beta fibrin S100 calcium-binding protein transferrin
 cofilin-1
 | Western Blotting
 | 
      
        | LC/MS |  |  | 
      
        | Cleft lip and palate[42]
 | 31&20 | USS | WS | MALDI-TOF/MS | Arpc3 Dermokine |  | 
      
        | Gingivitis[43] | 10&10 | USS | WS | LC/MS MALDI-TOF/MS | Albumin  Hemoglobin Immunoglobulin
 Keratins
 |  | 
      
        | OSCC[44] | 4&4 | USS | WS |  | Myosin Actin
 | Western Blotting
 | 
      
        | Chronic periodontitis[45] | 10&10 | USS | WS | 2D-DIGE MALDI-TOF/MS nLC-MS/MS
 | Immunoglobulin Hemoglobin
 Albumin
 Cystatin
 |  | 
      
        | Dental caries[46] | 16&16 | USS | WS | 2DE MALDI-TOF/MS
 | Amylase IgA
 Lactoferrin
 |  | 
      
        | Sjögren’s syndrome[47] | 8&8 | USS | WS | 2DE ESI-MS/MS
 | Keratin Albumin
 2 actin isoforms
 |  | 
      
        | OSCC[48] | 35&51 | USS | WS |  | IL-1B IL-8
 M2BP
 | ELISA | 
      
        | Gastric cancer[40] | 23&18 | USS | WS | MALDI-TOF/MS | 4 proteins (1472.78 Da, 2936.49 Da, 6556.81 Da, and    7081.17 Da) |  | 
      
        | Breast cancer[49] | 10&10 | USS | WS | 2D-DIGE | CA6 | Immunoblotting | 
      
        | Rheumatoid arthritis[50] | 20&20 | USS | WS | 2DE MALDI-TOF/MS
 | 2 S100A Apolipoprotein
 a-1
 | Immunoblotting | 
      
        | Type Ⅰdiabetes[51] | 31&31 | USS | WS | LC-ESI-MS | S100A9 PRP-1/PRP-3
 |  | 
      
        | TypeⅠdiabetes[15,52] | 15&5 | USS | WS | iTRAQ MALDI-TOF/MS
 LC-MS/MS
 | HbA1c BPI
 MMP-9
 |  | 
      
        | Type II diabetes[53]
 | 40&10 | USS | WS | LC-MS/MS | 5 metabolism proteins | ELISA | 
    
    HNSCC: Head and Neck Squamous Cellcarcinoma; USS: Unstimulated Saliva; WS: Whole Saliva; OSCC: Oral Squamous Cellcarcinoma