Relationship of Salivary Occult Blood With General and Oral Health Status in Employees of a Japanese Department Store.

Conclusions: The SOBT was a reliable screening method for periodontal disease, and positivity in the test was related to diabetes in Japanese employees. Further examinations are required to clarify the association of salivary occult blood with other systemic diseases. PMID: 30834040 [PubMed]

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Source: Clin Med Res - February 28, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Segawa K, Shigeishi H, Fujii M, Noumi K, Yamanaka F, Kamikawa K, Arakawa S, Sugiyama M Tags: J Clin Med Res Source Type: research