Table 2.
Oral Hygiene Index and DMFT Score in recent immigrants and refugee children
| Immigrants | Refugees | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHIS scores (mean) | 1.51 ± 0.88 | 1.57 ± 0.99 | 0.86* |
| Maximum | 3.17 | 6 | |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | |
| DMFT score (mean) | 3.52 ± 3.78 | 5.80 ± 4.24 | |
| Maximum | 12 | 16 | |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | |
| Median | 2 | 5 | <0.001* |
| DMFT score categories | |||
| DMFT score = 0–3 | 26 (59.1 %) | 32 (36 %) | 0.04** |
| DMFT score = 4–8 | 11 (25 %) | 32 (36 %) | |
| DMFT score ≥ 9 | 7 (15.9 %) | 25 (28 %) | |
Statistically significant values (p < 0.05) are given in bold
* Mann–Whitney U test
** Fisher’s exact test