Research Article

Expression of Pentraxin 3 and Thrombospondin 1 in Gingival Crevicular Fluid during Wound Healing after Gingivectomy in Postorthodontic Patients

Table 2

Correlations between PTX3 and TSP1 levels at different time points in TTG. For the test groups TTG there were significant positive correlations between levels of PTX3 and TSP1 at 24 hours (, for TTG) and poor correlations between levels of PTX3 and TSP1 at 72 and 120 hours, 1 week, and 2 weeks (Pearson test for correlations).

TSP1 levels in TTGPTX3 levels in TTG
−1 h24 h72 h120 h1 wk2 wks

−1 h
24 hr = 0.984
72 h
120 h
1 wk
2 wks