Accuracy of single molecular biomarkers in gingival crevicular fluid for the diagnosis of periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nora Arias-BujandaAlba Regueira-IglesiasCarlos Balsa-CastroLuigi NibaliNikos DonosInmaculada Tomás-Carmona

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2019)

MMP8 showed good sensitivity and excellent specificity, which resulted in this biomarker being clinically the most useful or effective for the diagnosis of periodontitis in systemically healthy subjects, regardless of smoking condition.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
single molecule
structural basis