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. 2025 Feb 4;40(7):2287–2293. doi: 10.1007/s00467-025-06698-1

Table 2.

DMFT and simplified debris, calculus and oral hygiene indices in a control group, different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), kidney transplant recipients (KTR) and nephrotic syndrome (NS)

Control
n = 81
Median (IQR)
CKD 1–3
n = 31
Median (IQR)
CKD 4–5
n = 17
Median (IQR)
KTR
n = 17
Median (IQR)
NS
n = 21
Median (IQR)
DMFT 1 [0;2] 0 [0;0.5]* 0 [0;1] 2 [1;4] 2 [0;3]
DI-S 0.33 [0;0,5] 0.83 [0.5;1]**** 1 [1;1.5]**** 0.67 [0.33;1]** 0.5 [0.33;0.67]
CI-S 0.17 [0;0.5] 0.67 [0.5;1]**** 1 [0.5;2]**** 0.83 [0.29;1]*** 0.33 [0;0.5]
OHI-S 0.5 [0;1] 1.5 [1;2]**** 2 [1.5;3.33]**** 1.33 [0.83;2]*** 0.83 [0.33;1.17]

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001

n, number; IQR, interquartile range; CKD, chronic kidney disease; KTR, kidney transplant recipients; NS, nephrotic syndrome; DMFT, decayed-missing-filled; DI-S, simplified debris index; CI-S, simplified calculus index; OHI-S, simplified oral hygiene index