Tooth loss in complying and non-complying periodontitis patients with different periodontal risk levels during supportive periodontal care.

Clin Oral Investig · 2021 · PMC8443470 · PMID 33760975

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of borderline significancep = 0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Significant differences in TLR were found between levels 3 and 5 ( p < 0.001) and levels 4 and 5 ( p < 0.001), while the difference between 3 and 4 was of borderline significance ( p = 0.053).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Although the difference did not reach statistical significance (probably due to the limited size of the non-compliers sample and the high data dispersion within the latter), this finding seems to indicate that the lack of adherence with a SPC program based on a 3–4-month interval may further accelerate the rate of tooth loss in patients at high risk.

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