TABLE 2—
Presence of Dental Caries and Gum Status of Participants With at Least 3 Visits: Ohio, 2010–2013
| Characteristic | Visit 1 | Visit 2 | Visit 3 |
| Dental caries | |||
| No. (%) | |||
| Total | 745 (17.1) | 366 (20.0) | 159 (21.8) |
| Urban | 399 (21.4) | 148 (21.0) | 53 (22.5) |
| Rural | 346a (13.9) | 218 (19.3) | 106 (21.5) |
| Mean no. | |||
| Total | 3.59 | 3.33 | 3.26 |
| Urban | 3.91 | 3.32 | 3.45 |
| Rural | 3.22 | 3.33 | 3.17 |
| Gum status | |||
| Normal, % | |||
| Total | 98.1 | 97.7 | 98.9 |
| Urban | 97.1 | 97.4 | 97.5 |
| Rural | 98.9 | 97.9 | 99.6 |
| Teething, % | |||
| Total | 22.6 | 13.4 | 8.5 |
| Urban | 12.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| Rural | 30.2a | 18.7a | 12.0a |
| Inflamed gums, % | |||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Urban | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Rural | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Lesions, % | |||
| Total | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Urban | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rural | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Tongue and buccal mucosa pink, moist, and without lesions, % | |||
| Total | 96.8 | 97.5 | 98.4 |
| Urban | 96.7 | 97.6 | 97.0 |
| Rural | 97.0 | 97.4 | 99.0 |
Note. Caries were defined as decayed, brown, discolored, or filled teeth.
a
Indicates a significant difference from the urban group (P < .05).