Impact of smoking and periodontitis on salivary IL-39, IL-41, IL-1β, and TNF-α levels: a cross-sectional analysis.

BMC Oral Health · 2026 · PMC12903244 · PMID 41527054

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In the comparison between S-P and S-WP, AUC values were 0.861 for IL-39, 0.782 for IL-41, 0.660 for IL-1β, and 0.799 for TNF-α; the AUC for IL-1β did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.076).

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