Research Article

mRNA Expression of MMP-28 (Epilysin) in Gingival Tissues of Chronic and Aggressive Periodontitis Patients: A Reverse Transcriptase PCR Study

Table 2

Mean values of all measured clinical parameters.

Healthy groupChronic periodontitis groupAggressive periodontitis
group

Gingival index0.2 ± 0.081.85 ± 0.381.49 ± 0.52
Probing pocket depth1.94 ± 0.47.1 ± 0.77.4 ± 0.6
Clinical attachment level0.007.2 ± 0.77.1 ± 0.8