Diagnosis of Newly Delivered Mothers for Periodontitis with a Novel Oral-Rinse aMMP-8 Point-of-Care Test in a Rural Malawian Population

Diagnosis of Newly Delivered Mothers for Periodontitis with a Novel Oral-Rinse aMMP-8 Point-of-Care Test in a Rural Malawian Population

A novel qualitative point-of-care test of activated matrix metalloproteinase-8 (aMMP-8) using noninvasive oral rinse sampling procedures has been developed for the early detection of collagen breakdown indicating periodontal tissue destruction. The main object of this study was to assess the reliabi...

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Main Authors: Jussi M. Leppilahti, Ulla Harjunmaa, Jorma Järnstedt, Charles Mangani, Marcela Hernández, Taina Tervahartiala, Rodrigo Lopez, Ulla Ashorn, Per Ashorn, Dirk-Rolf Gieselmann, Timo Sorsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
alveolar bone loss
matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8
periapical infection
periodontitis
point-of-care testing
saliva
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/8/3/67

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