Table 1.
Gingival crevicular fluid volume, total protein and albumin concentrations, and their relative distributions in health and periodontal disease.
| Gingival Crevicular Fluid | Serum | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy | Periodontal | |||
| Mean GCF volume (μl) | 0.49 ± 0.12 | 0.73 ± 0.19 | Present study | |
| Mean GCF protein μg/periopaper | ~ 47 | ~56 | Present study | |
| Total protein (μg/μl) | 96.38 ± 36.51 | 79.1 ± 22.0 | Present study | |
| Literature | 93.1 ± 14.7 | 69.0 ± 2.5 | 70–92 |
Hattingh & HO, 1980. Burtis & Ashwood, 1999; McPherson & Pincus, 2011. |
| Total albumin (μg/μl) | 15.4 ± 1.4 | 29.1 ± 5.1 | Present study | |
| Literature | 16.8 ± 9.2 | 36.6 ± 8.0 | 39.7 ± 4.9 | Bickel et al., 1985. |
| Total serum proteins in GCF (μg/μl) | ~30 (30% w/w) | ~58 (73% w/w) | Present study | |
| Total GCF microenviroment specific proteins (μg/μl) | ~66 (70% w/w) | ~21 (27% w/w) | Present study | |