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*

Spearman Correlation.
Significant difference: , t (tabulated) = ±2.035.