Molecular detection of Helicobacter pylori in saliva of Sri Lankan adults with periodontitis, gastritis or both conditions.

BMC Oral Health · 2026 · PMC13281471 · PMID 42032553

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.084so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although this difference did not reach statistical significance after Holm correction (adjusted p = 0.084), it represents a biologically meaningful trend warranting further investigation with larger sample sizes.

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an overall trendno p-value reported

A global comparison of detection frequencies across all four study groups using Fisher’s exact test yielded a p ‐value of 0.053, approaching statistical significance and supporting the presence of an overall trend.

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