Use of Saliva in Diagnosis of Periodontitis: Cumulative Use of Bacterial and Host-Derived Biomarkers

• Main Author: Ulvi Kahraman Gursoy (auth)
• Other Authors: Eija Kononen (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: host response; Chair-side; diagnostics; Periodontal disease; Salivary; Bacteria
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Periodontitis is an infection-induced inflammatory disease of the tooth supporting tissues. Treatment of periodontal diseases and regeneration of the effected tissues can be possible only in the early diagnosis of the disease. If left undiagnosed or untreated, periodontitis leads to irreversible sof...