METHOD AND TEST KIT FOR INVESTIGATING BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN AN IMPLANT AND BONE/SOFT TISSUES

摘要

The invention relates to a method for investigating cellular and molecular processes at the interface between an implant and bone/soft tissues. A preferred embodiment comprises the steps of a) collecting crevicular fluid from sulcus around a tooth or an implant, b) extracting RNA from the fluid, c) means for generating cDNA using RNA as template and d) providing a gene expression analysis, preferably by means of qPCR technique. The invention also comprises a test kit for carrying out the method.