Table 1.
Effect of background variables at baseline according to the three treatment groups
|
Background variables at baseline |
ART |
CRT |
p-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic | Clinic | GA | ||
| Mean age |
13.7 ± 8.1 |
17.6 ± 7.6 |
11.8 ± 7.0 |
0.36 |
| Number of patients |
47 |
5 |
14 |
|
| Number of males |
26 |
0 |
10 |
|
| Mean dmft ± SD |
7.3 ± 8.0 |
4.0 ± 8.9 |
12.0 ± 8.8 |
0.10 |
| Mean dt ± SD |
1.9 ± 3.0 |
0.4 ± 0.9 |
5.2 ± 4.7 |
0.07 |
| Mean ft ± SD |
0.2 ± 0.9 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.2 ± 0.9 |
0.87 |
| Mean DMFT ± SD |
17.9 ± 10.7 |
22.0 ± 12.8 |
11.9 ± 12.4 |
0.13 |
| Mean DT ± SD |
3.0 ± 3.0 |
7.2 ± 6.4 |
2.7 ± 3.7 |
0.78 |
| Mean FT ± SD |
0.4 ± 1.4 |
1.4 ± 1.9 |
0.4 ± 1.6 |
0.38 |
| Mean plaque score ± SD |
1.7 ± 0.5 |
1.9 ± 0.7 |
2.0 ± 0.7 |
0.27 |
| Gingival bleeding (%) ± SD | 35.3 ± 10.3 | 40.0 ± 15.8 | 46.1 ± 16.2 | 0.02* |
N = number; SD = Standard Deviation; ART = Atraumatic Restorative Treatment; CRT = Conventional Restorative Treatment; GA = General anaesthesia; prim teeth = primary teeth; perm teeth = permanent teeth; dmft = decayed, missing and filled primary teeth; DMFT = decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth.
*Statistically significant difference.