Table 3.

Comparison of oral health parameters across control, early survivor, and late survivor groups

Parameter	Control (n = 20)	Early (n = 18)	Late (n = 20)	p-value
Age (years)	10.5 (8.25–13.75)	8.5 (6.75–11.0)	10.0 (8.0–11.0)	0.121ᵃ
Sex, male n (%)	8 (40%)	7 (38.9%)	10 (50%)	0.742ᵇ
ICDAS mean score	1.27 (0.75–1.82)	1.38 (0.59–2.50)	0.60 (0.34–1.17)	0.007ᵃ*
ICDAS maximum score	5.0 (4.0–5.75)	5.0 (5.0–6.0)	4.0 (3.0–5.75)	0.076ᵃ
DMFT + dft index	11.5 (7.5–13.75)	12.0 (8.5–14.25)	7.0 (4.25–9.0)	0.002ᵃ*
OHI-S score	1.40 (0.87–1.50)	1.49 (1.06–2.12)	1.49 (0.85–1.97)	0.600ᵃ
SFR (mL/min)	0.50 (0.23–0.71)	0.28 (0.20–0.40)	0.40 (0.31–0.60)	0.017ᵃ*
Salivary pH	7.35 (7.18–7.53)	7.21 (6.92–7.69)	7.29 (7.17–7.39)	0.347ᵃ

Data presented as median (IQR) or n (%). Early: 24–36 months post-treatment; Late: 37–60 months post-treatment

SFR Salivary flow rate, OHI-S Simplified Oral Hygiene Index, ICDAS International Caries Detection and Assessment System

ᵃKruskal-Wallis test

ᵇChi-square test

*p < 0.05