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Descriptive and inferential statistics, including\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, one-way analysis of variance,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n                      tests, Fisher\u2019s Exact Test, and Pearson\u2019s correlation, were applied.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Postgraduate students demonstrated significantly higher knowledge scores than undergraduates (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.01), with no statistically significant differences in attitudes or practices. A weak or negligible correlation was observed between KAPs (knowledge-practice:\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.013; attitude-practice:\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.006).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Periodontitis is an important yet under-recognized cardiovascular risk factor. Its inclusion in medical curricula, alongside other established risk factors, is warranted. 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