Salivary Diagnostics—Point-of-Care diagnostics of MMP-8 in dentistry and medicine
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Saliva as a Diagnostic Medium
1.2. Salivary Biomarkers and Oral Diseases
1.3. Salivary Biomarkers and Periodontal Disease
1.4. Salivary Biomarkers and Peri-Implantitis
1.5. Salivary Biomarkers and Dental Caries
1.6. Salivary Biomarkers and Systemic Inflammation
1.7. Salivary Biomarkers and Cancer
1.8. Salivary Biomarkers and Diabetes
1.9. Salivary Biomarkers and Myocardial Infarction
2. Development of Point of Care/Chairside Test for Oral (Periodontal Disease and Peri-Implantitis) Conditions
2.1. PerioSafe
2.2. ImplantSafe
3. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Rathnayake, N.; Gieselmann, D.-R.; Heikkinen, A.M.; Tervahartiala, T.; Sorsa, T. Salivary Diagnostics—Point-of-Care diagnostics of MMP-8 in dentistry and medicine. Diagnostics 2017, 7, 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7010007
Rathnayake N, Gieselmann D-R, Heikkinen AM, Tervahartiala T, Sorsa T. Salivary Diagnostics—Point-of-Care diagnostics of MMP-8 in dentistry and medicine. Diagnostics. 2017; 7(1):7. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7010007
Chicago/Turabian StyleRathnayake, Nilminie, Dirk-Rolf Gieselmann, Anna Maria Heikkinen, Taina Tervahartiala, and Timo Sorsa. 2017. "Salivary Diagnostics—Point-of-Care diagnostics of MMP-8 in dentistry and medicine" Diagnostics 7, no. 1: 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7010007
APA StyleRathnayake, N., Gieselmann, D.-R., Heikkinen, A. M., Tervahartiala, T., & Sorsa, T. (2017). Salivary Diagnostics—Point-of-Care diagnostics of MMP-8 in dentistry and medicine. Diagnostics, 7(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7010007