Table 2.

Total DMFT indices of IBD patients (n = 212) and controls (n = 212), stratified for all and 4 oral regions. DMFT data are presented as mean ± SD

	IBD	Non-IBD	p-value
DMFT total	14.3 ± 7.8	12.3 ± 7.0	0.012
DMFT upper front region	2.5 ± 2.4	1.9 ± 2.3	0.013
DMFT upper (pre)molar region	5.6 ± 2.6	5.3 ± 2.6	0.135
DMFT lower front region	1.0 ± 1.9	0.5 ± 1.3	<0.0005
DMFT lower (pre)molar region	5.2 ± 2.4	4.7 ± 2.5	0.023