Gingival crevicular blood: As a non-invasive screening tool for diabetes mellitus in dental clinics
Background: A high number of patients with periodontitis may have undiagnosed diabetes. Self-monitoring devices provide a simple method for rapid monitoring of the glucose level in the blood by utilizing a blood sample from the finger, but this method requires a needle puncture to obtain blood. It i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2013;volume=17;issue=4;spage=472;epage=477;aulast=Shetty |