Pyridinoline crosslinks as markers of periodontal and peri-implant disease activity
US5516699A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/147777
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of diagnosing severity of periodontal disease or peri-implant disease in a human patient, involving a) obtaining a sample of tissue or gingival crevicular or other fluid from the mouth of said patient, or a blood or urine sample from the patient, and b) measuring a pyridinoline crosslinked compound in the sample as a measure of severity of disease.
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