Table 3.
Descriptive DMFT data for both cities, at a threshold of white spot lesion and caries into dentine
| |
Mean D1-6MFT white spot (SD) |
95% confidence interval |
Mean D4-6MFT dentine caries (SD) |
95% confidence interval |
% D1-6MFT >0 white spot |
% D4-6MFT >0 dentine caries |
Mean D1-6MFT >0 white spot (SD) |
Mean D4-6MFT >0 dentine caries (SD) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Manchester (Clinical) |
4.48 (3.80) |
4.23 |
4.73 |
1.07 (1.53) |
0.97 |
1.17 |
85% |
46% |
5.29 (3.57) |
2.33 (1.47) |
| Newcastle (Clinical) |
2.94 (2.85) |
2.76 |
3.13 |
0.65 (1.18) |
0.58 |
0.73 |
75% |
32% |
3.93 (2.65) |
2.01 (1.24) |
| Manchester (Photo) |
3.44 (3.31) |
3.22 |
3.66 |
0.98 (1.42) |
0.88 |
1.07 |
80% |
46% |
4.32 (3.16) |
2.15 (1.38) |
| Newcastle (Photo) |
2.51 (2.83) |
2.33 |
2.70 |
0.58 (1.09) |
0.51 |
0.65 |
67% |
31% |
3.74 (2.71) |
1.87 (1.19) |
| 2008 12 yr old NHS DEP survey |
Mean D3MFT |
95% confidence Interval |
|
% D3MFT > 0 |
|
Mean D3MFT > 0 |
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| |
|
|
|
|
Lower |
Upper |
|
|
|
|
| Manchester NHS DEP data |
|
|
|
1.12 |
0.96 |
1.28 |
|
47% |
|
2.36 |
| Newcastle NHS DEP data | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.91 | 38% | 2.14 | |||||
Data from NHS DEP survey 2008 on 12 year olds shown for both cities.
Footnote. The data presented for the DEP is for illustration only – no statistical analyses were conducted.