Estimation of salivary matrix metalloproteinases- 12 (MMP- 12) levels among patients presenting with oral submucous fibrosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma

Table 3 Descriptive ANOVA- MMP-12 expression & oral habits

Category	N = 90	Mean (SD)	MSE (p value ^ò)
Betel nut	34	10.5^b (5.8)	44.46 (0.003^*)
Tobacco smoking	17	10.5 (6.9)
Smokeless tobacco	11	13.8^a (4.2)
Non-significant oral habit	28	5.6^a,b (8.0)

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