Open AccessEstimation of salivary amylase and total proteins in leukemia patients and its correlation with clinical feature and radiographic finding
Author(s) -
L Ashok,
GP Sujatha,
G Hema
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.74212
Subject(s) - medicine , saliva , amylase , gastroenterology , dental alveolus , pathology , dentistry , biology , enzyme , biochemistry
Leukemia is a fatal disease. The oral manifestations of the leukemias occur early in the course of the disease and these oral features can at times act as a diagnostic indicator. Saliva has been used as a diagnostic aid in a number of systemic diseases.