Table 1.

Age, sex, and caries experience of the studied subjects.

		Cases (n=100)	Controls (n=100)	p-value
		Mean±Standard Deviation (Median)	Mean±Standard Deviation (Median)
Age		8.65±1.94	8.65±1.94	p=1.0
Plaque Index		1.35±0.70 (1.33)	1.19±0.77 (1.0)	p=0.14
DMFT		1.54±1.90 (1.0)	1.37±1.11 (1.0)	p=0.58
dmft		3.09±3.19 (2.0)	1.47±1.77 (1.0)	p=0.001
DMFS		1.87±2.60 (1.0)	1.78±1.79 (1.0)	p=0.22
dmfs		5.68±6.23 (4.0)	2.17±3.05 (1.0)	p=0.001
		n	n
Sex	Female	50	50	p=1.0
	Male	50	50
Brushing	Once a day	55	46	p=0.18
	Twice a day	21	34
	Sometimes	23	18
	Never	1	2
Mother's education	High school	61	35	p=0.001
	University	10	43
	Less than high school	29	22
Father's education	High school	69	32	p=0.001
	University	18	46
	Less than high school	13	22
Visible plaque	Yes	61	39	p=0.002
	No	39	61
Caries activity	None	45	70	p=0.003
	Active white spot lesion	18	6
	Untreated cavity in dentin	27	18
	Filling in the last 3 years	10	6
Preventive factors	None	75	61	p=0.07
	Fluoridated toothpaste	19	33
	Fissure sealant	6	6
Any other systemic disease	Yes	12	0	p=0.001
	No	88	100
Smoking status	Mother	11	30	p=0.009
	Father	42	34
	Both	26	17
	None	21	19
Mouth Breathing	Yes	64	12	p=0.001
	No	20	79
	Sometimes	16	9
Dental Malocclusion	No	72	89	p=0.003
	Class I	8	6
	Class II div 1	16	3
	Class II div 2	0	2
	Class III	4	0

DMFT/dmft=Decayed, Missing due to caries, Filled Teeth

DMFS/dmfs=Decayed, Missing due to caries, Filled Surfaces