Research Article
Oral Health Status and Oromucosal Lesions in Patients Living with HIV/AIDS in India: A Comparative Study
Table 2
Dentition status of the HIV positive and negative group.
| Factor | HIV positive mean (SD) | HIV negative mean (SD) | value |
| Decayed teeth (DT) | 4.90 (4.5) | 2.43 (1.54) | <0.0001* | Missing teeth (MT) | 6.30 (5.21) | 3.93 (2.8) | <0.0001* | Filled teeth (FT) | 1.63 (0.64) | 1.98 (1.5) | 0.012* | DMFT score | 12.83 (9.6) | 8.34 (7.6) | <0.0001* |
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value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant.
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