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Volume 8 Issue 10 (October, 2020)

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Assessment of levels of salivary alkaline phosphatase levels in oral leukoplakia patients
Adil Rasool Malik

Background: The present study was undertaken for assessing the salivary alkaline phosphatase levels in oral leukoplakia patients. Materials & Methods: A total of 20 patients with presence of oral leukoplakia and 20 healthy controls were enrolled. Only those patients were included in the oral leukoplakia that depicted hyperkeratosis on histopathology with absence of any other definable lesion. Complete demographic details of all the patients were obtained. All the patients were recalled in the morning and salivary samples were obtained in micropipette. All the samples were sent to laboratory where auto-analyze was used for evaluating the salivary alkaline phosphatase levels. Results: Mean salivary alkaline phosphatase levels among the patients of the oral leukoplakia group 55.25 U/L and 12.11 U/L respectively. While comparing statistically, significant results were obtained. Conclusion: Salivary alkaline phosphatase levels were significantly altered in oral leukoplakia patients. Key words: Oral Leukoplakia, Alkaline phosphatase

 
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