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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Nobel Biocare Services Ag, Kloten, CH;
Inventor:
Jan Hall, Gothenburg, SE;
Assignee:
Nobel Biocare Services AG, Kloten, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing bone loss rate, particularly in the field of bone anchored implants. The present patent provides with a method that comprises the steps of: a) quantifying the expression level of one or more markers or ratio thereof related to the activity of osteoclasts and/or osteoblasts in an ex vivo sample; and b) determining the bone loss rate as a function of ongoing loss of marginal bone level by interpolating the value obtained in step a) in one or more calibration curves. The invention also relates to a kit for performing said method.