Table 1 Dental caries indices of Brazilian adolescents (n = 875) according to family socioeconomic trajectories. Mean (standard deviation) and proportions.
| Variables | Always poor (n = 162) | Poor/non‐poor (n = 99) | Non‐poor/poor (n = 129) | Never poor (n = 485) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decayed | 4.18 (3.56) | 3.27 (2.62) | 3.74 (3.33) | 2.39 (2.84) | <0.01 |
| Missing | 0.36 (0.73) | 0.40 (0.75) | 0.30 (0.74) | 0.28 (0.76) | 0.06 |
| DMFT* | 5.06 (3.85) | 4.84 (2.99) | 5.33 (3.71) | 5.13 (3.81) | 0.81 |
| Caries free | 9.90% | 8.08% | 4.65% | 10.00% | 0.29 |
| High caries (D⩾5) | 34.57% | 30.30% | 33.33% | 18.97% | <0.01 |
| Care index | 11.97% | 23.00% | 24.96% | 48.24% | <0.01 |
*Traditional measurement assessing caries prevalence and severity, which refers to the average number of permanent teeth somehow affected by caries, that is, decayed (D), missing (M) or filled (F) teeth (T).