Detection of salivary alkaline phosphatase levels in smokers, diabetic patients, potentially malignant diseases and oral malignant tumours

• Main Authors: Adi Ravi Prakash (Author), Prashant Nahar (Author), Madhusudhan Ashtekar (Author), Srikant Natarajan (Author), Rohit Singh (Author), Ganesh Kulkarni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is present in human and plays a key role in intracellular destructive processes and cellular damage. It has bicarbonate and phosphate ions, which help in buffering against acids. ALP activity is affected by smoking, which changes pH in oral environment and has harmful...