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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Periodontal Disease Monitoring by Raman Spectroscopy of Phosphates: New Insights into Pyrophosphate Activity.

Eduard Gatin, Stefan Marian Iordache, Dina Ilinca Gatin, Pal Nagy, Ana-Maria Iordache, Catalin Luculescu

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Eduard GatinFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Blv. Eroii Sanitari 8, Sector 5, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Stefan Marian IordacheOptospintronics Department, National Institute for Research and Development for Optoelectronics-INOE 2000, Atomistilor Str. 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9840-9896
Dina Ilinca GatinFaculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine "Carol Davila", Calea Plevnei 17-23, Sector 5, 0110221 Bucharest, Romania.
Pal NagyFaculty of Dentistry, Periodontology Department, Semmelweiss University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-5452-7666
Ana-Maria IordacheOptospintronics Department, National Institute for Research and Development for Optoelectronics-INOE 2000, Atomistilor Str. 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4705-0606
Catalin LuculescuCETAL Department, National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomistilor Str. 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6852-401X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: The intent of this survey was to investigate the quality of the alveolar bone by revealing the different phases for calcified tissues independent of the medical history of the patient in relation to periodontal disease by means of Raman spectroscopy and then to correlate the results by suggesting a possible mechanism for the medical impairment; (2) Methods: The investigation was mainly based on Raman spectroscopy that was performed in vivo during surgery for the selected group of patients. The targeted peaks for the Raman spectra were according to the reference compounds (e.g., calcium phosphates, other phosphates); (3) Results: The variation in the intensity of the spectrum correlated to the specific bone constituents' concentrations highlights the bone quality, while some compounds (such as pyrophosphate, PPi) are strongly related to the patient's medical status, and they provide information regarding a physiological process that occurred in the calcified tissues. Moreover, bone sample fluorescence is related to the collagen (Col) content, enabling a complete evaluation of bone quality, revealing the importance of collagen matrix acting as a load-bearing element for Calcium phosphate (CaP) deposition during the complex bone mineralization process; (4) Conclusions: We highlight that Raman spectroscopy can be considered a viable investigative method for in vivo and rapid bone quality valuation through oral health monitoring.

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hydroxyapatite (HAP)octacalcium phosphate (OCP)periodontal diseasepyrophosphate (PPi)Raman spectroscopy

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PMCPMC10802175

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