Research Article
Evaluation of Metalloproteinase-8 Levels in Crevicular Fluid of Patients with Healthy Implants or Periodontitis
Table 3
The comparison of MMP-8 levels in different patients’ groups.
| | Control | Mild periodontitis | Moderate periodontitis | Severe periodontitis | Implant | | (I) | (II) | (III) | (IV) | (V) |
| MMP-8 (ng/mL) | Range | 0.21–20.70 | 0.20–31.50 | 0.34–54.90 | 0.20–48.51 | 0.30–347.00 | Mean ± SD | 5.61 ± 6.55 | 7.40 ± 9.07 | 12.43 ± 16.01 | 13.17 ± 16.43 | 40.46 ± 80.29 | I versus II, P = 0.0020 I versus III, P = 0.0003 I versus IV, P = 0.020 I versus V, P = 0.0099 | II versus III, P = 0.0313 II versus IV, P = 0.13 II versus V, P = 0.0321 | III versus IV, P = 0.357 III versus V, P = 0.0489 IV versus V, P = 0.0255 |
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SD: standard deviation.
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