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Each participant underwent both EPT and cold tests on intact premolars. Pulp responses were recorded and analyzed. Data were statistically evaluated using one-way ANOVA and Chi-square test with significance set at\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Pulp sensibility test responses significantly differed among the three groups. Participants with uncontrolled diabetes exhibited blunted responses in both EPT and cold tests compared to controlled diabetics and healthy individuals (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05). Controlled diabetics also showed reduced responsiveness relative to healthy controls.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Alterations in pulp sensibility responses may serve as a potential early indicator of systemic metabolic dysregulation, with reduced responses correlating with poor glycemic control in type 2 DM.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jcde.jcde_285_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,1]],"date-time":"2025-08-01T12:02:59Z","timestamp":1754049779000},"page":"803-808","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Comparison of pulp sensibility test responses in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and healthy individuals in the Indian subpopulation"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Anneysha","family":"Bhattacharyya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, I.T.S. 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