Open AccessComparative Analysis of Salivary Alkaline Phosphatase in Post menopausal Women with and without Periodontitis
Author(s) -
Khumukcham Sophia,
Snophia Suresh,
Uma Sudhakar,
Parvathee Jayakumar,
Danny Mathew
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24654.9309
Subject(s) - periodontium , saliva , alkaline phosphatase , chronic periodontitis , medicine , dental alveolus , periodontitis , dentistry , mann–whitney u test , gastroenterology , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry
Alkaline phosphatase is an intracellular destruction enzyme in the periodontium, and it takes part in the normal turnover of the periodontal ligament, alveolar bone, and root cementum formation and maintenance.