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Table 2 Concentrations of aMMP-8 and lactoferrin in sulci and deep pockets

From: Origin of MMP-8 and Lactoferrin levels from gingival crevicular fluid, salivary glands and whole saliva

Patient

aMMp-8

(ng/ml of eluate)

Lactoferrin

(ng/ml of eluate)

Mean pockets

Mean Sulci

% \(\ge\) 8 a

Mean pockets

Mean Sulci

% \(\ge\) 8a

1

26.03

21.78

78.60

1763.70

1324.10

49.30

2

31.42

21.05

75.20

1748.50

1323.30

52.30

3

37.77

16.82

46.50

1709.90

1270.30

61.90

4

36.67

14.36

29.60

1740.30

1150.40

58.80

5

37.17

15.02

45.30

1694.30

1232.70

42.10

6

34.54

13.89

58.30

1701.60

1279.75

35.90

7

34.64

15.11

44.30

1679.90

1339.25

45.80

8

39.04

13.33

36.50

1728.20

1274.75

65.80

9

36.33

13.57

48.60

1428.70

1191.40

34.60

10

35.35

13.24

58.60

1365.20

1130.05

57.30

11

N/A

5.34

N/A

N/A

508.6

N/A

12

N/A

4.78

N/A

N/A

509.2

N/A

13

N/A

5.24

N/A

N/A

510.5

N/A

14

N/A

5.78

N/A

N/A

507.2

N/A

15

N/A

5.29

N/A

N/A

510.9

N/A

16

N/A

4.91

N/A

N/A

509.3

N/A

17

N/A

4.72

N/A

N/A

508.8

N/A

18

N/A

4.71

N/A

N/A

510.1

N/A

19

N/A

4.97

N/A

N/A

511.9

N/A

20

N/A

5.12

N/A

N/A

505.9

N/A

  1. aMMP-8: active matrix metalloproteinase-8
  2. a% ≥ 8 ng/mL aMMP‐8 or Lactoferrin: percentage of collagenolysis‐prone sites according to Prescher et al. [31]
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