Table 3.
Grading of dental enamel pathology in patients according to celiac positivity and effect of a GFD for 1 year.
| Celiac + DED at | Celiac + DED After | Nonceliac + DED at | Nonceliac + DED | GIa versus GIIa | GIb versus GIIb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| start of study | 1 year on GFD | start of study | after 1 year | |||
| (25) | (25) | (115) | (115) | |||
| (GIa) | (GIb) | (GIIa) | (GIIb) | |||
| Normal | 0 | 6 (24%) | 0 | 4 (3.48%) | X 2 = 13.04 | |
| P = 0.0003 | ||||||
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| Grade 1 | 7 (28%) | 7 (28%) | 80 (69.57%) | 78(67.38%) | X 2 = 15.08 | X 2 = 6.81 |
| P = 0.0001 | P = 0.0091 | |||||
| X 2 = 0.80 and P = 0.3705 | X 2 = .08 and P = 0.7761 | |||||
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| Grade 2 | 10 (40%) | 6 (24%) | 22 (19.13%) | 21 (18.26%) | X 2 = 5.07 | X 2 = 0.43 |
| P = 0.0243 | P = 0.5098 | |||||
| X 2 = 1.47 and P = 0.2253 | X 2 = 0.03 and P = 0.8657 | |||||
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| Grade 3 | 6 (24%) | 4(16%) | 11 (9.57%) | 10 (8.7%) | X 2 = 4.01 | X 2 = 0.27 |
| P = 0.0452 | P = 0.6059 | |||||
| X 2 = 1.22 and P = 0.2695 | X 2 = 0.05 and P = 0.8189 | |||||
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| Grade 4 | 2 (8%) | 2 (8%) | 2 (1.74%) | 2 (1.74%) | X 2 = 2.90 | X 2 = .44 |
| P = 0.0886 | P = 0.5066 | |||||
| X 2 = 2.08 and P = 0.1489 | X 2 = 0.00 and P = 1.0000 | |||||