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Cumulative use of salivary markers with an adaptive design improves detection of periodontal disease over fixed biomarker thresholds
20 Feb 2018
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OBJECTIVE: Aim was to analyze the diagnostic ability of cumulative risk score (CRS), which uses salivary levels of Porphyromonas gingivalis, interleukin (IL)-1β, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8 in an adaptive design, compared to previously reported thresholds of each marker alone. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Oral and general health information of 463 participants were included in the analysis. Having the...
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