Salivary leukocyte esterase activity by SillHa is a risk indicator of periodontal disease

• Main Authors: Kyoko Ishii (Author), Venkata Suresh Venkataiah (Author), Takako Kajiwara (Author), Kouta Umezawa (Author), Shigeto Suzuki (Author), Masato Nakano (Author), Mayu Sawaguchi (Author), Yoshio Yahata (Author), Masahiro Saito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is increasing evidence that diagnostic salivary tests measuring inflammatory biomarkers are being developed to assess inflammatory status for early detection, prevention, and progression of periodontal disease. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate and...