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Lab on a chip finds periodontal bacteria

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Caren B. Les, [email protected]

Periodontitis is no fun. It’s a gum infection that can cause pain and bleeding, and rob you of your teeth; it has even been linked to increased risk of heart attack or stroke. But an optics-based diagnostic platform could help dentists rapidly identify any periodontitis-causing pathogens that may be lurking around your teeth, enabling faster treatment. Current detection methods involve time-consuming off-site lab testing – and carry the risk of killing the bacteria samples. “Until now, analysis took around four to six hours,” said Dirk Kuhlmeier, a scientist...Read full article

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    Published: May 2013
    BecitBiophotonicsCaren B. LesDirk KhulmeierErt-OptikEuropeFraunhofer Institute fo r Cell Therapy and Immunology IZIGermanygum diseaseImagingOpticsoptics-based dental diagnosticsParoChipPCRperiodontitisperiodontitis detectionpolymerase chain reactionPostscriptsSensors & DetectorsLasers

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