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Comparative Evaluation of Salivary Chemerin and Malondialdehyde Among Patients With Periodontitis and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Cureus · Jadhav BJ, Varma S, Suragimath G, Zope SA, Mashalkar VN, Kale AV · 2026-07-03

Researchers measured two salivary markers (chemerin and malondialdehyde) in healthy individuals, periodontitis patients, and oral cancer patients, finding significantly elevated levels that increased with disease severity and showed potential as diagnostic indicators.

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