Table 4. Patients complaints related to the oral cavity that could not be explained medically.
| Russell’s viper (n1 = 93) (n2 = 67) |
Merrem’s Hump-nosed viper (n1 = 49) (n2 = 49) |
Indian krait (n1 = 12) (n2 = 5) |
Common cobra (n1 = 0) (n2 = 2) |
Identified non/mildly venomous snakes (n1 = 15) (n2 = 19) |
Snake unidentified (n1 = 30) (n2 = 26) |
All (n1 = 199) (n2 = 168) |
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| Teeth loosening: n, (%) | Group I | 9 (10%) | 6 (12%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (7%) | 17 (9%) |
| Group II | 5 (7%) | 1 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (4%) | |
| Avulsed teeth: n, (%) | Group I | 10 (11%) | 4 (8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 (9%) |
| Group II | 5 (7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (3%) | |
| Brittle teeth: n, (%) | Group I | 8 (9%) | 5 (10%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3%) | 14 (7%) |
| Group II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receding gums: n, (%) | Group I | 3 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (3%) |
| Group II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Teeth sensitivity: (%) | Group I | 2 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1)% |
| Group II | 3 (4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2%) |
n1, number of patients in group I; n2, number of patients in group II