“Gingival Crevicular Fluid as a Biomarker of Periodontal Disease”- A Narrative Review

Abstract

Periodontitis is one of the most common oral diseases in the world. Periodontitis when diagnosed early have the better prognosis for the individual to save the tooth. Diagnostic markers are useful to indicate the presence of a disease process before excessive clinical damage occurs. One such main source of biomarker is gingival crevicular fluid. This review article deals with Gingival crevicular fluid(GCF) as a source of biomarkers for periodontal disease progression and severity which helps in diagnosis and prognosis in the field of Periodontology and also details about available various chairside diagnostic kits for the biomarkers. KEYWORDS: Biomarkers, Gingival crevicular Fluid, Periodontal Disease