Screening for periodontal diseases using salivary lactate dehydrogenase, hemoglobin level, and statistical modeling

Background/Purpose: The intracellular enzymes present in the saliva have been studied as markers of periodontal disease. The aim of this study was to establish procedures for using salivary biomarkers as an alternative to the Community Periodontal Index (CPI) for community-based screening for period...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Nomura, Yoh Tamaki, Akiko Eto, Erika Kakuta, Daisuke Ogino, Yuichi Nakamura, Naoki Takahashi, Fumihiko Hino, Keizo Koresawa, Nobuhiro Hanada, Keita Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
Subjects:
CPI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179021200147X