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. 2014 Apr 11;14:36. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-36

Table 1.

Oral health status of subjects by grade and gender

Grade Variables Category Total
  
 Boys
  
 Girls
  
 P-value
n % n % n %  
 
 DT+dt
 0
 64
 57.7
 30
 51.7
 34
 64.2
 n.s.
1+
 47
 42.3
 28
 48.3
 19
 35.8
  
 
 FT+ft
 0
 44
 39.6
 20
 34.5
 24
 45.3
 n.s.
1+
 67
 60.4
 38
 65.5
 29
 54.7
  
 
 Plaque score
 0
 56
 50.5
 29
 50.0
 27
 50.9
 n.s.
1+
 55
 49.5
 29
 50.0
 26
 49.1
  
1st-3rd
 Gingivitis
 0
 79
 71.2
 43
 74.1
 36
 67.0
 n.s
1+
 32
 28.8
 15
 25.9
 17
 32.1
  
 
 Area of tongue coating
 0,1
 53
 47.7
 31
 53.4
 22
 41.5
 n.s
 
 2+
 58
 52.3
 27
 41.5
 31
 53.4
  
 
 Thickness of tongue coating
 0,1
 67
 60.4
 41
 70.7
 26
 49.1
 0.032
2+
 44
 39.6
 17
 29.3
 27
 50.9
  
 
 DT+dt
 0
 104
 82.5
 51
 81.0
 53
 84.1
 n.s
1+
 22
 17.5
 12
 19.0
 10
 15.9
  
 
 FT+ft
 0
 45
 35.7
 22
 34.9
 23
 36.5
 n.s
1+
 81
 64.3
 41
 65.1
 40
 63.5
  
 
 Plaque score
 0
 57
 45.2
 25
 39.7
 32
 50.8
 n.s
1+
 69
 54.8
 38
 60.3
 31
 49.2
  
4th-6th
 Gingivitis
 0
 66
 52.4
 27
 42.9
 39
 61.9
 0.049
1+
 60
 47.6
 36
 57.1
 24
 38.1
  
 
 Area of tongue coating
 0,1
 41
 46.0
 47
 31.7
 21
 33.3
 n.s
2+
 85
 54.0
 13
 68.3
 42
 66.7
  
 
 Thickness of tongue coating
 0,1
 58
 46.0
 17
 42.9
 31
 49.2
 n.s
2+
 68
 54.0
 43
 57.1
 32
 50.8
  
 
 DT + dt
 0
 81
 72.3
 47
 78.3
 34
 65.4
 n.s
1+
 31
 27.7
 13
 21.7
 18
 34.6
  
 
 FT + ft
 0
 42
 37.5
 17
 28.3
 25
 48.1
 n.s
 
  
 1+
 70
 62.5
 43
 71.7
 27
 51.9
  
7th-9th
 Plaque score
 0
 23
 20.5
 11
 18.3
 12
 23.1
 n.s
 
 1+
 89
 79.5
 49
 81.7
 40
 76.1
  
 
 Gingivitis
 0
 43
 38.4
 21
 35.0
 22
 42.3
 n.s
1+
 69
 61.6
 39
 65.0
 30
 57.7
  
Area of tongue coating
 0,1
 68
 60.7
 35
 58.3
 33
 63.5
 n.s
2+
 44
 39.3
 25
 41.7
 19
 36.5
  
  Thickness of tongue coating 0,1
 84
 75.0
 44
 73.3
 40
 76.9
 n.s
2+ 28 25.0 16 26.7 12 23.1