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Targeted Salivary Biomarkers For Discrimination Of Periodontal Health And Disease(S), Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Radhakrishnan Nagarajan, David Akers, Craig S. Miller

Center for Oral Health Research Faculty Publications

Generally, clinical parameters are used in dental practice for periodontal disease, yet several drawbacks exist with the clinical standards for addressing the needs of the public at large in determining the current status/progression of the disease, and requiring a significant amount of damage before these parameters can document disease. Therefore, a quick, easy and reliable method of assessing and monitoring periodontal disease should provide important diagnostic information that improves and speeds treatment decisions and moves the field closer to individualized point-of-care diagnostics.

OBJECTIVE: This report provides results for a saliva-based diagnostic approach for periodontal health and disease based upon …