The impact of electronic cigarette smoking on periodontal status and proinflammatory cytokine levels: a cross-sectional study.

BMC Oral Health · 2025 · PMC12103001 · PMID 40410855

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A backwards step-wise elimination approach was applied to refine the periodontal indices model, retaining significant or near-significant variables.

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