DIAGNOSTIC SALIVA TEST FOR DETECTING PERIODONTAL DISEASE

摘要

DIAGNOSTIC SALIVA TEST FORDETECTING PERIODONTAL DISEASEAbstract of the InventionMethod for detecting the presence of periodontaldisease by contacting saliva from a patient suspectedof having said disease condition with hydrogen per-oxide and a buffered aqueous solution of 4-aminoanti-pyrine and a phenolic component and observing thecolor produced as an indication of the presence ofperiodontal disease, said phenolic component being(i) sodium 2-hydroxy-3,5-dichlorobenzene sulfonate;(ii) p-hydroxybenzoic acid; (iii) p-methoxyphenol; or(iv) 2,6-dichlorophenol.