A primary study of relationship between proteolytic enzymes in dental plaque and deciduous caries
Zhou, X.; Qi, X.; Zhang, J.; Li, S.
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 17(4): 367-368
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1000-1182 PMID: 12539390 Document Number: 507494
The purpose of this paper was to study the role of proteolytic enzymes in dental plaque in deciduous caries occurrence. Fluorometry and spectrometry were used separately to determine the activities of leucine amino peptidase, dipeptidyl peptidase IV and trypsin-like proteinase in caries-positive and caries-free children. The activities of the three enzymes in dental plaque in different children were same (P > 0.05). The three enzymes may be not related to deciduous caries.