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International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 3 Periodontal and peri-implant status among patients with peri-implant mucositis and controls at baseline and 3-month follow-up

From: Assessment of salivary alpha amylase and mucin-4 before and after non-surgical treatment of peri-implant mucositis

Parameters

Baseline

3-month follow-up

Group-1

Group-2

Group-1

Group-2

Salivary flow rate

0.12 ± 0.06 ml/min

0.11 ± 0.02 ml/min

0.13 ± 0.01 ml/min

0.12 ± 0.01 ml/min

Salivary AA levels (U/L)

209.6 ± 26.5 U/L*†

25.6 ± 4.1 U/L

26.8 ± 10.2 U/L

20.3 ± 6.1 U/L

Mucin-4 levels (ng/ml)

0.51 ± 0.08 ng/ml*†

1.22 ± 0.06 ng/ml

1.04 ± 0.06 ng/ml

1.26 ± 0.04 ng/ml

  1. *Compared with Group-2 at baseline (P < 0.01) using the paired t test
  2. †Compared with Groups-1 (P < 0.01) and 2 (P < 0.01) at 3-month follow-up using the paired t test and the Bonferroni Post-hoc test
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