Research Article
Clinical Assessment of Nifedipine-Induced Gingival Overgrowth in a Group of Brazilian Patients
Table 4
Spearman correlation between severity of gingival growth (GO ≥ 2) and periodontal variables for groups.
| Periodontal variables | Test t value | Control t value |
| PI | (2-3) | 1.5366 | 2.6269* | GI | (2-3) | 2.9879* | 2.5203* | PD | (<3 mm) | −5.4483* | −2.9233* | (from 3 to 4 mm) | 4.4462* | 2.6914* | (≥5 mm) | 5.4593* | 2.1133* | CIL | (<3 mm) | −2.2788* | −1.9358 | (from 3 to 4 mm) | 0.6250 | 1.9852 | (≥5 mm) | 4.6975* | 1.9970 | PB | | 3.5932* | 2.5119* |
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Spearman Correlation. Significant difference: , t (tabulated) = ±2.035.
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