[Table/Fig-2a-n]:

(2a) Armamentarium used in the study (2b) Micro-pipette (2c) Container for saliva collection (2d) Procedure of saliva collection from the patient (2e) Salivary specimen in centrifuge (2f) Micro plate with salivary samples (2g) ELISA reader with micro plate containing salivary samples (2h) Human cross linked carboxy terminal telopeptide of type I collagen ELISA kit (2i) Standard solution (2j) Stop solution (2k) Chromogen A and B solution (2l) The ELISA procedure (2m) ELISA reader evaluating the salivary samples (2n) Automatic washer