Open AccessEvaluation of salivary alkaline phosphatase levels in tobacco users to determine its role as a biomarker in oral potentially malignant disorders
Author(s) -
T R Menaka,
G Vasupradha,
S Shamala Ravikumar,
K Dhivya,
J Dinakaran,
V Saranya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_317_18
Subject(s) - alkaline phosphatase , saliva , medicine , biomarker , analysis of variance , mann–whitney u test , chewing tobacco , lesion , basal cell , gastroenterology , population , pathology , physiology , cancer , biology , environmental health , enzyme , genetics , biochemistry
Elevated salivary alkaline phosphatase (S-ALP) levels have been observed in oral squamous cell carcinoma, but its status in tobacco users and in individuals with oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) is less explored.