Research Article

Quantitative Analysis of Salivary TNF-α in Oral Lichen Planus Patients

Table 1

Comparison of mean values of TNF-α in saliva of Group A and Group B.

GroupNumber of casesMean-value value

A (controls)3030.552.110.039*
B (OLP patients)3063.22

Significant at ; **highly significant at ; ***very highly significant at .
TNF: tumor necrosis factor.
OLP: oral lichen planus.