Table 2.
Overall and Individual item mean scores of Malay-MCDAS f between two time intervals for 5–6 year-old children
| N = 87 | First visit | Second visit | t value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | |||
| Mean MCDASf Score | 16.61 (15.68, 17.54) | 14.97 (14.10, 15.83) | 3.50 | 0.001 |
| Dentist generally | 1.76 (1.54, 1.98) | 1.57 (1.39, 1.76) | −1.43 | 0.155 |
| Teeth looked at | 1.91 (1.71, 2.11) | 1.91 (1.72, 2.09) | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| Scraped and polished | 2.28 (2.04, 2.51) | 1.86 (1.65, 2.07) | −2.60 | 0.011 |
| Injection in the gum | 3.66 (3.43, 3.88) | 3.77 (3.49, 4.05) | 0.88 | 0.380 |
| Filling | 2.95 (2.70, 3.21) | 2.18 (1.93, 2.44) | −4.74 | 0.001 |
| Tooth taken out | 4.06 (3.84, 4.28) | 3.67 (3.38, 3.95) | −2.79 | 0.006 |
Paired t Test.
Two items, ‘dental general anaesthesia’ and ‘relative analgesia’ items were omitted for this age group.