Research Article

Relationship between Risk Behavior for Eating Disorders and Dental Caries and Dental Erosion

Table 3

Statistical significance and prevalence of dental erosion and caries ().

GroupsVariable value

Dental caries
PresentAbsentTotal
High severity EDC9 (75.0%)3 (25.0%)12 (100.0%)0.329
No risk27 (56.2%)21 (43.8%)48 (100.0%)
Dental erosion
PresentAbsentTotal
High severity EDC2 (16.7%)10 (83.3%)12 (100.0%)0.590
No risk4 (8.3%)44 (91.7%)48 (100.0%)

EDC = eating disorder condition; Fisher's exact test.