Periodontology is a rapidly
developing science that offers novel viewpoints on conventional
periodontal diagnosis. Research on diagnosing periodontal disease is
trending toward techniques that use biomarkers and other objective
measurements to identify and quantify periodontal risk. This study aimed
to evaluate salivary concentrations' diagnostic accuracy of protein
carbonyl (PC), malondialdehyde (MDA) and metallothionein (MT) in
individuals with periodontal health and those with periodontal disease
(gingivitis and periodontitis), taking into account their smoking habits
(smokers and non-smokers).
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