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High Gingival Bleeding Burden in Late Pregnancy Is Associated with a Salivary Profile of Inflammatory, Regulatory, and Stress-Response Signals.

Life (Basel, Switzerland) · Foratori-Júnior GA, Paz HES, Bastos RDS, Paranhos LR, Bostanci N, Buzalaf MAR, Carpenter GH · 2026-08-27

Pregnant women with high gingival bleeding showed elevated salivary stress-response and inflammatory markers alongside reduced regulatory signals compared to those with minimal bleeding.

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