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. 2013 Sep 10;7(9):2047–2050. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5813.3402

[Table/Fig-2]:

Comparison of oral manifestations in both the groups

Clinical symptoms Non-diabetic (n=50) Diabetic (n=47) p value
Subjective findings
1. Dry mouth 31(62.0%) 37(78.7%) 0.072+
2.Dysguesia 45(90.0%) 32(68.1%) 0.008**
3.Mucosal pain 18(36.0%) 14(29.8%) 0.515
Objective findings
4.Uremic odour 45(90.0%) 35(74.5%) 0.044*
5.Tongue coating 9(18.0%) 18(38.3%) 0.026*
6.Mucosal petechiae 5(10.0%) 15(31.9%) 0.008**
7.Echymosis 0 0 -
8.Mouth Ulceration 1(2.0%) 0 1.000
9.Dry mouth 48(96.0%) 47(100.0%) 0.496
10.Enamel hypocalcification 0 0 -

+ Suggestive significance (p value: 0.05 <p<0.10) * Moderately significant (p value: 0.01<p ≤ 0.05), ** Strongly significant (p value: p≤0.01).