Fine-tuning multilevel modeling of risk factors associated with nonsurgical periodontal treatment outcome

• Main Authors: João BOTELHO (Author), Vanessa MACHADO (Author), Paulo MASCARENHAS (Author), Ricardo ALVES (Author), Maria Alzira CAVACAS (Author), José João MENDES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This retrospective study evaluated the influence of known risk factors on nonsurgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) response using a pocket depth fine-tuning multilevel linear model (MLM). Overall, 37 patients (24 males and 13 females) with moderate-to-severe chronic periodontitis underwent...