Are Proteinase 3 and Cathepsin C Enzymes Related to Pathogenesis of Periodontitis?

Table 2

Clinical periodontal parameters of the study groups (mean ± SD).

	Healthy (𝑁=18)	Gingivitis (𝑁=20)	CP (𝑁=18)	G-AgP (𝑁=20)
Whole mouth
PD (mm)	1.71±0.14^∗	2.17±0.25^†	3.69±0.66	3.73±0.9
CAL (mm)	0.05±0.04^†	0.05±0.01^†	4.64±1.18	4.4±1.3
PBI	0.13±0.06^∗	2.62±0.29^‡	2.35±0.5	2.08±0.66
PI	1.4±0.26^∗	3.3±0.45^‡	3.07±0.42	2.59±0.78
BOP (%)	6±2.5^∗	82±10	83±13	76±19
PI (%)	23±12^∗	98±2^‡	93±9	84±13
Sampling sites
PD (mm)	2±0.6^∗	2.75±0.85^†	7.2±1.6	6.9±1.8
CAL (mm)	0	0	7.3±2.1	7.1±2.1
PBI	0	2.45±0.5^§	3±0.8	2.6±0.9
PI	0.8±0.5^∗	3.3±0.6^†	3.8±0.5^‡	2.5±1.2
GCF (𝜇L)	0.17±0.1^∗	0.36±0.15	0.39±0.18	0.34±0.18

∗Significant difference from other groups.
†Significant difference from CP and G-AgP.
‡Significant difference from G-AgP.
§Significant difference from CP.
CP: chronic periodontitis; G-AgP: generalized aggressive periodontitis; PD: probing depth; CAL: clinical attachment level; PBI: papilla bleeding index; PI: plaque index; BOP: bleeding on probing; GCF: gingival crevicular fluid; SD: standard deviation.