Nicotine Is Associated with Improved Histological and Biochemical Indices of Oral Ulcer Repair in an Acetic Acid-Induced Rat Model.

Medicina (Kaunas) · 2026 · PMC13208119 · PMID 42195153

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.0620so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

While EGFR levels tended to be higher in the oral ulcer + nicotine group than in the control group, this difference did not reach statistical significance (mean difference: −28.63, 95% CI: −58.45 to 1.99, p = 0.0620).

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