Prediabetes/Diabetes Can Be Screened at the Dental Office by a Low-Cost and Fast Chair-Side/Point-of-Care aMMP-8 Immunotest

Prediabetes/Diabetes Can Be Screened at the Dental Office by a Low-Cost and Fast Chair-Side/Point-of-Care aMMP-8 Immunotest

Pre-diabetes and diabetes are strongly associated with periodontal disease (gingivitis and periodontitis), and these conditions are known to upregulate aMMP-8 in inflamed gingiva and oral fluids. Thus, it would be feasible to screen for prediabetes and diabetes at the dental office by chairside test...

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Main Authors: Andreas Grigoriadis, Timo Sorsa, Ismo Räisänen, Pirjo Pärnänen, Taina Tervahartiala, Dimitra Sakellari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
diabetes
hba1c
mmp-8
dental clinic
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/9/4/151

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