26 October 2021>: Clinical Research
Expression of Interleukin-17, Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, and Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 in Patients with Chronic Peri-Implant Mucositis
Darius Gleiznys 1ABCDEFG* , Albertas Kriauciunas 1BCDE , Julius Maminskas 1AB , Arturas Stumbras 2FG , Dalia Giedrimiene 3CD , Christine Niekrash 4CDE , Alvydas Gleiznys 1AD , Jurgina Sakalauskiene 1ABEF , Astra Vitkauskiene 5ACDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.932243
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932243
Figure 2 Spearman correlations for cytokine TNF-α levels and MMP-8 in the samples of peri-implant crevicular fluid of the mucositis patients untreated group. r=0.587, P=0.001; y=−2.427+2.178*x. χ2 – chi-square test; df – degrees of freedom; HP – healthy subjects; MP – patients with untreated peri-implant mucositis; TP – patients treated with mechanical anti-infective therapies for mucositis.