CaviTAU® can be used to display areas of the jawbone with reduced mineral density, which can contribute to chronic failures in the immune system due to overexpression of the RANTES/CCL5 pro-inflammatory chemokine.
These areas cannot generally be identified on conventional dental x-rays.
(see also: Lechner, J. “Validation of dental X-ray by cytokine RANTES – comparison of X-ray findings with cytokine overexpression in jawbone. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry 2014:6 71–79”.)
Link in Journal: https://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=18049 Link in PubMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25170282
