“…An active MMP‐8 (aMMP‐8) point‐of‐care (PoC) test, has been validated across countries in both the adolescent and adult populations as a tool to define active and inactive sites of periodontal disease, evaluate prognosis, and assess patients during the treatment and maintenance phases (Alassiri et al, 2018 ; Heikkinen et al, 2016 ; Izadi Borujeni et al, 2015 ; Johnson et al, 2016 ; Lähteenmäki et al, 2020 ; Leppilahti et al, 2018 ; Lorenz et al, 2017 ; Nwhator et al, 2014 ; Räisänen et al, 2018 , 2019 ; Sorsa et al, 2020 , Sorsa, Grigoriadis et al, 2021 ). This PoC testing methodology, in particular, exhibits a sensitivity of 76%–83% and specificity of 96% with results being reported in a time frame of 5–7 min (Sorsa et al, 2015 , 2017 ).…”