A comparative study of enzymatic activities between saliva and serum generalized periodontitis patients

Abstract

The techniques in diagnosing and assessing periodontal disease have achieved newlineremarkable attention currently. The existing diagnostic methods by using clinical newlineexamining by probing the pocket depth, assessing clinical attachment loss, measuring newlinethe bleeding on probing, and radiographic assessment of alveolar bone loss, gives newlineinformation of the damaged tooth and gingival, and hence, have been considered newlineinefficient to distinguish the disease activity with accuracy [1]. newlineOne of the techniques is diagnosing the disease is with Saliva enzyme levels. The newlinesalivary analysis is now becoming an important resource with physiological and newlinepathological associations are useful means to diagnose diseases. Importantly due to its newlinecomposition, functions, and source, it has very good interactions with other organ newlinesystems. Also, collection and storing are easier. It is inexpensive than blood collection. newlineNow with modern systems and chemical composition analysing tools, there is a newlinesignificant increase of saliva measures for laboratory investigations, applicable in newlinedentistry and other medical areas too. The saliva as a diagnostic tool for dentistry newlineand other diseases is studied by many researchers aiming to use it as a possible newlineseparate examination. [1]. newline