Original Article
Salivary Albumin as a Biomarker for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Chronic Periodontitis
Author(s):
Mallikarjuna Rao Koduru*, Amitha Ramesh, Swathi Adapa and Jayarama Shetty
Background: Detection of cancer at the early stage is of great importance to decrease the morbidity and mortality of the disease. And as it is known that in neoplastic conditions, many biochemical substances deviate from their normal values; these may include proteins of body fluid. Analysis of salivary markers may provide an economical and noninvasive approach for screening large population. Periodontal infection has been implicated as risk factor for systemic diseases such as coronary heart diseases and diabetes. Aim: The purpose of this preliminary study is to investigate whether salivary albumin levels can be used as an indicator for early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and in early detection of chronic periodontitis. Methods: In this cross-sectional study a total of 90 participants were rec.. Read More»
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