Use of Salivary Iodine Concentrations to Estimate the Iodine Status of Adults in Clinical Practice.
Bernadette L DekkerDaniel J TouwAnouk N A van der Horst-SchriversMichel J VosThera P LinksD A Janneke Dijck-BrouwerAnneke C Muller KoboldPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
Strong correlations were found between salivary and urinary iodine in adults with different daily iodine intakes. A salivary iodine measurement can be performed to assess the total iodine body pool, with the recommendation to correct for salivary protein or urea.