Research Article

Correlation Analysis of miR-1246 Expression in Saliva of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Periodontal Indexes, Inflammatory Cytokines, and Protease Molecules

Table 5

Comparison of protease-related molecule levels in saliva of the two groups.

GroupsnMMP-1MMP-8TIMP-1

Health control group351.68 ± 0.3112.41 ± 2.453.08 ± 0.59
Chronic periodontitis group353.82 ± 0.7933.07 ± 7.134.18 ± 0.82
t15.86218.3717.307
P≤0.001≤0.001≤0.001