2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Elucidation of relationship of periodontitis and antioxidant property with saliva, and construction of a novel evaluation of periodontal disease index.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20791622
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Periodontal dentistry
Research Institution	Kanagawa Dental College
Principal Investigator	YOSHINO Fumihiko Kanagawa Dental College, 生体管理医学講座薬理学分野, 講師 (20308307)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Keywords	活性酸素 / 唾液 / 歯周疾患 / 抗酸化 / 電子スピン共鳴
Research Abstract	The periodontal pathogenic bacteria infection was found to increase in reactive oxygen species (O2^<・->) scavenging ability of saliva. This phenomenon has been suggested that induced to maintain homeostasis of the oral environment. In addition, O2^<・->scavenging for the measurement was considered that it is possible to establish a novel prognostic indicator and an objective diagnosis of periodontal disease in the near future.

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