Determination of sialic acid levels by using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in periodontitis and gingivitis.
Alondra Hernández-CedilloMa Guadalupe García-ValdiviesoAida Catalina Hernández-ArteagaNuria Patiño-MarínÁngel Antonio Vértiz-HernándezMiguel José-YacamánHugo Ricardo Navarro-ContrerasPublished in: Oral diseases (2019)
Our measurements by SERS corroborate that in periodontitis-affected patients, the SA concentration is larger than their concentrations in either control or gingivitis patients. This confirms previous reports and opens the possibility of using SERS as a diagnostic tool.