The potential of salivary biomarkers for predicting the sensitivity and monitoring the response to nonsurgical periodontal therapy: A preliminary assessment.
C-H LeeY-W ChenY-K TuY-C WuPo-Chun ChangPublished in: Journal of periodontal research (2018)
Salivary IL-1β and MMP-8 might be useful for diagnosing periodontitis and monitoring the recovery of periodontitis following nonsurgical periodontal therapy. MMP-8 and lactoferrin showed potential for predicting the sensitivity to the treatment.