Table 5.

Decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index in hemodialysis patients with and without diabetes.

Author/Year/Ref	Decay	Missing	Filled	Overall
Chuang/2005/[85]	Not significant	↑ (p = 0.039)	Not significant	↑ (p = 0.001)
Murali/2012/[86]	–	–	–	Not significant
Swapna/2013/[87]	↑ (p < 0.001)	Not significant	↑ (p < 0.001)	↑ (p < 0.001)
Schmalz/2017/[84]	Not significant	Not significant	Not significant	Not significant

↑ means that variables in the diabetic group were higher compared to the non-diabetic group.