Table 1. Elimination process prior to analysis.
Exclusion criteria | Number of exposed children | Number of unexposed children |
Study base | 232 | 272 |
Diseased | 2 | 3 |
Emigrated | 7 | 5 |
No response from dentist | 5 | 5 |
Incomplete dental chart | 4 | 4 |
Total enrolled in the study | 214 | 255 |