Research Article

Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Apical Periodontitis from Diabetic Patients

Table 1

Distribution of different variables from the diabetic and control groups.

Diabetics (%)Controls (%)

Type of lesion9 granulomas (69)
4 cysts (31)
9 granulomas (69)
4 cysts (31)
1.00

Location11 maxilla (85)
2 mandible (15)
9 maxilla (69)
4 mandible (31)
1.00

Position in the arch6 anterior (46)
7 posterior (54)
5 anterior (38)
8 posterior (62)
0.64

The parameters were evaluated using the Fisher’s exact test.