Evaluation of serum and salivary alkaline phosphatase levels in chronic periodontitis patients before and after nonsurgical periodontal therapy.

J Indian Soc Periodontol · 2018 · PMC6305087 · PMID 30631226

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On comparing the mean values of salivary and serum ALP levels of control group with baseline values of the study group, the difference in salivary and serum ALP levels between control group (23.00 ± 6.67 and 72.70 ± 2.19) and study group (79.55 ± 6.40 and 97.62 ± 4.17) was found to be statistically significant with P = 0.000** and 0.009** (**indicates statistically highly significant) for saliva and serum, respectively.

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