Table 3: The salivary antibacterial parameter values of the study groups.
|
Groups
Parameters |
Gingivitis (n = 21) |
Stage III Periodontitis (n = 23) |
Stage IV periodontitis (n = 36) |
|
Lysozyme (ng/mL) Mean rank |
30.57 a) |
40.13 a) |
46.53 b) |
|
Lactoferrin (ng/mL) Mean rank |
39.90 |
42.35 |
39.67 |
|
LPO (ng/mL) Mean rank |
55.62 a) |
30.39 b) |
38.14 b) |
|
sIgA (µg/mL) Mean ± SD Min-Max |
181.09 ± 38.02 132.82-256.56 |
178.11 ± 41.95 54.47-250.60 |
202.08 ± 58.43 111.74-338.48 |
|
TAS (mmolTroloxequiv./L) Mean ± SD Min-Max |
0.72 ± 0.37 0.33-2.01 |
0.85 ± 0.44 0.19-1.85
|
0.75 ± 0.38 0.2-1.68 |
|
TOS (umol H2O2 equiv./L) Mean ± SD Min-Max |
27.56 ± 41.94 1.02-169.58 |
32.65 ± 49.56 1.10-206.41 |
28.02 ± 39.85 0.53-195.41
|
|
OSI Mean ± SD Min-Max |
3.57 ± 5.72 0.22-26.29 |
3.01 ± 3.18 0.18-11.53 |
3.83 ± 4.49 0.08-17.67 |
SigA: Salivary immunoglobulin A; LPO: Lactoperoxidase; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; OSI: Oxidative stress index; SD: Standard deviation; TAS: Total antioxidant status; TOS: Total oxidant status. Different Lowercase Letters Indicate Statistically Significant Differences (P < 0.05; Kruskal - Wallis; ANOVA Analysis).