Salivary enzymes as diagnostic markers for detection of gingival/periodontal disease and their correlation with the severity of the disease.

In our study, we could see a highly significant rise in salivary ALP levels in gingivitis ( P =0.002**) and periodontitis patients (P=0.001**) as compared to the healthy controls [ Table 1 ], thereby, indicating the pathological changes occurring in the underlying periodontal tissues.

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