Association of salivary lactate dehydrogenase level with systemic inflammation in a Japanese population

ConclusionSalivary LDH appears to be a promising biomarker for the mass screening of periodontitis in local community health settings. High salivary LDH levels, particularly in overweight individuals might contribute to prevention of cardiovascular disease, through measuring systemic inflammatory burdens as well as traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Source: Journal of Periodontal Research - February 15, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: N. Miyoshi, T. Tanigawa, S. Nishioka, K. Maruyama, E. Eguchi, K. Tanaka, I. Saito, K. Yamazaki, Y. Miyake Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research