PROCEDURES AND TESTS FOR THE PROGRESS OF PERIODITY AND THE PREVENTION OF THE RISK OF PROGRESSION

摘要

PCT No. PCT/FI95/00213 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 11, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 11, 1996 PCT Filed Apr. 12, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/32647 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 17, 1996The present invention is related to a rapid and reliable method for making chair-side diagnoses of periodontal diseases and especially for predicting the risk of progressing of the periodontal diseases. The diagnosis and prognosis are performed using an immunological test kit by which increased levels of neutrophil gelatinase-related lipocalin (NGAL) derived from polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leucocytes PMNs) is measured.