The Salivary β-HEX A% Index as an Excellent Marker of Periodontitis in Smoking Alcohol-Dependent Persons

Background. Severe periodontitis leading to tooth loss is found in 5–15% of most populations worldwide. Aim. The applicability of salivary β-hexosaminidase (β-HEX A%, percentage of β-HEX A isoenzyme to total β-HEX) and β-HEX B% (β-HEX B/β-HEX) indexes was investigated as a possible marker of periodo...

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Autores principales: Waszkiewicz, Napoleon, Zalewska-Szajda, Beata, Chojnowska, Sylwia, Szajda, Sławomir Dariusz, Zalewska, Anna, Konarzewska, Beata, Szulc, Agata, Wojtulewska-Supron, Aleksandra, Kępka, Alina, Knaś, Małgorzata, Ładny, Jerzy Robert, Milewski, Robert, Zwierz, Krzysztof
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24288426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/575074

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