Validation of a noninvasive aMMP-8 point-of-care diagnostic methodology in COVID-19 patients with periodontal disease.
Shipra GuptaRitin MohindraMohita SinglaSagar KheraAmit KumarNilminie RathnayakeTimo SorsaAndreas PfütznerIsmo Tapani RäisänenRoop K SoniPoonam KantaAkanksha JainKrishan GaubaKapil GoyalMini P SinghArnab GhoshKamal KajalVarun MahajanVikas SuriAshish BhallaPublished in: Clinical and experimental dental research (2022)
The findings of the present study support the aMMP-8 point-of-care testing (PoCT) kits as screening tools for periodontitis in COVID-19 patients. The overall screening accuracy can be further increased by utilizing adjunctively risk factors of periodontitis. The reported noninvasive, user-friendly, and objective PoCT diagnostic methodology may provide a way of stratifying risk groups, deciding upon referrals, and in the institution of diligent oral hygiene regimens.
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