The potentiality of salivary peptide biomarkers for screening patients with periodontal diseases by mass spectrometry.

CONCLUSIONS: Some peptides in saliva, GCF, and serum act as biomarkers for chronic periodontitis and gingivitis, which have certain potentiality for screening patients with periodontal diseases and distinguishing them from healthy individuals in a comparatively large population by mass spectrometry.
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - April 22, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Tang H, Yuan C, Ma Z, Zhu C, Tong P, Gallagher JE, Sun X, Zheng S Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: research