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Oral cancer patients (cases) vs Healthy controls

Probing pocket depth · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls)

Periodontal pocket depth did not differ significantly between oral cancer patients and controls (SMD 1.64, 95% CI -0.20 to 3.47; very high heterogeneity); ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Periodontitis and the risk of oral cancer: a meta-analysis of case-control studies. 2024 All outcomes
Not specified · Case-control studies conducted in Asia (n=6), Europe (n=5), USA (n=2) and other countries (n=3) · PPD (periodontal pocket depth)
SMD 1.64 [-0.20, 3.47]
2 studies
GRADE not reported