Role of pyridinoline cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of Type I collagen (ICTP) in periodontal diagnosis

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• Ramesh Babu Mutthineni

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Probing depths, bleeding on probing, clinical attachment levels, plaque index, and radiographs measuring alveolar bone level are examples of traditional periodontal diagnostic measures utilised in clinical settings. These conventional tools' advantages include their affordability, convenience of use, and relative non-invasiveness. Conventional diagnostic methods are intrinsically limited since they can only evaluate the history of a disease, not its present state. Damage from previous bouts of destruction is measured by radiographic assessments of alveolar bone loss and clinical attachment loss readings obtained by the periodontal probe. Research on diagnosing oral and periodontal diseases is progressing towards techniques that use objective metrics, including biomarkers, to identify and quantify periodontal risk.