The Prevalence and Severity of Tooth Wear in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 4

Tooth wear and diabetic status.

Diabetic status		Attrition	Erosion	Abrasion	Abfraction
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Duration of having diabetes
Less than 1 yr	30	29 (96.7)	19 (63.3)	12 (40.0)	2 (6.7)
1–5 yrs	70	70 (100.0)	47 (67.1)	19 (27.1)	4 (5.7)
More than 5 yrs	79	79 (100.0)	50 (63.3)	25 (31.6)	7 (8.9)
value^a		0.168	0.893	0.441	0.862
Fast blood sugar (FBS)
Controlled	17	17 (100.0)	12 (70.6)	8 (47.5)	3 (17.6)
Uncontrolled	162	161 (99.4)	104 (64.2)	48 (29.6)	10 (6.2)
value^a		1.00	0.791	0.171	0.112
Complication from diabetes
No complication	127	126 (99.2)	81 (63.8)	41 (32.3)	10 (7.9)
At least one complication	52	52 (100.0)	35 (67.3)	15 (28.8)	3 (5.8)
value^a		1.00	0.732	0.724	0.759

^aFisher’s exact test.