Research Article

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

Table 3

Comparison of three groups (healthy, chronic periodontitis, and aggressive periodontitis) with respect to relative quantification of mRNA expression of MMP-28 scores by one-way ANOVA.

SVDFSum of squaresMean sum of squares value value

Between groups26.12133.06061.97770.1478
Within groups5788.21211.5476

Total5994.3334