Severe chronic periodontitis is not common in Acromegaly: Potential protective role of gingival BMP-2

Turk J Med Sci · 2021 · PMC8283429 · PMID 33421969

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0.0570

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borderline significancep = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

When analyzed separately, gingival BMP-2 levels revealed a causal relation with the degree of periodontal pathology with borderline significance only in patients with acromegaly (p = 0.057).

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