A comparative study of bacterial endotoxin concentration and proteolytic enzyme activity in human dental plaque
Date
1973
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Jacobson, Irving W.
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OA Version
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Abstract
Endotoxin concentrations and proteolytic enzyme activities were measured in the dental plaque of four groups of patients. Group A consisted of institutionalized mongoloids, Group B were home-bound mongoloids, Group C were non-mongoloid retardates, and Group D were normal patients. The Limulus 1ysate technique. developed by Levin and Bang (79) and modified by Reinhold and Fine (112) was used to measure endotoxin. Proteolytic enzyme activity was determined with a method developed by Stallard and utilized by Hiep (58). The values obtained were statistically analyzed, interpreted, and discussed. The difference in enzyme activity between institutionalized mongoloids and normal patients was highly significant (p [less than].05). The endotoxin concentration was also found to be higher, at a significant level (p[less than].05), between these two groups. Within the home-bound mongoloid group, the enzyme activity and periodontal condition were significantly correlated (p[less than].001). Grouping all individuals together, enzyme activity was correlated with periodontal condition (p [less than].001). The enzyme activity also correlated to endotoxin concentration at a high level of significance (p[less than].001).
The results support the growing evidence for a role played by endotoxin and proteolytic enzymes in periodontal disease.
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Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University, School of Graduate Dentistry, 1973.
Bibliography included.
Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University, School of Graduate Dentistry, 1973.
Bibliography included.
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