Research Article
Tooth Decay in Alcohol Abusers Compared to Alcohol and Drug Abusers
Table 2
Remaining teeth and caries status by group.
| Variable Mean (SD) | Alcohol Only () | Alcohol + Drug Use () | |
| Total Teeth Present | 23.24 (6.63) | 26.17 (4.59) | <.001 | Decayed | 0.95 (1.71) | 1.31 (2.50) | .032 | Missing | 8.75 (6.64) | 5.81 (4.59) | <.001 | Filled | 8.09 (5.52) | 8.53 (5.30) | .30 | DMFT | 17.79 (6.87) | 15.67 (6.65) | <.001 |
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