Table 2. .
UWSFR and Full-Mouth Clinical Periodontal Parameters of the Study Groups a
| Characteristics |
Nondiabetic Group |
T2DM Group |
P-Valueb |
| UWSFR, mL/min (mean ± SD) | 0.76 ± 0.42 | 0.52 ± 0.23 | .041 |
| Plaque scores, % (mean ± SD) | 11.4 ± 3.7 | 15.1 ± 4.8 | .633 |
| Bleeding on probing, % (mean ± SD) | 10.5 ± 3.2 | 18.9 ± 2.4 | .039 |
| Probing depth, mm (mean ± SD) | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 2.0 | .089 |
a
SD, standard deviation; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; UWSFR, unstimulated whole saliva flow rate.
b
P-value determined using independent t-test. Bold numbers indicate statistically significant difference between groups at P < .05.