Table 2.
Caries score (dt, dmft, ds, dmfs, DT, DMFT, DS, DMFS) according to variables.
| Variables | n | dt | dmft | ds | dmfs | DT | DMFT | DS | DMFS |
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| Age in years | |||||||||
| 6–11 | 195 | 2.3 (3.1) | 3.9 (4.1) | 4.2 (4.9) | 5.3 (6.2) | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.5 (1.2) | 0.9 (1.8) |
| 12–17 | 80 | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.04) | 0.02 (0.04) | 2.9 (3.2) | 3.2 (4.1) | 3.9 (4.1) | 4.02 (4.1) |
| t test, P value | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |
| Type of disability | |||||||||
| MR | 79 | 1.02 (1.8) | 1.7 (2.1) | 2.3 (2.9) | 2.5 (3.01) | 1.3 (1.9) | 1.6 (1.8) | 1.9 (2.3) | 2.1 (2.8) |
| A | 41 | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.9) | 1.1 (1.4) | 1.3 (1.8) | 1.2 (1.7) | 1.5 (2.01) | 1.6 (1.9) | 1.8 (2.1) |
| CP | 17 | 0.02 (0.06) | 0.04 (0.06) | 0.06 (0.08) | 0.08 (0.1) | 0.09 (0.1) | 0.09 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.4 (0.7) |
| DS | 52 | 0.8 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.5) | 0.9 (1.4) | 1.0 (1.5) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.7) | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.5 (1.8) |
| DB | 61 | 0.9 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.2 (1.7) | 1.4 (1.9) | 1.6 (1.9) | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.8 (2.1) |
| OT | 25 | 0.05 (0.08) | 0.09 (0.1) | 0.06 (0.08) | 0.08 (0.09) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.4 (0.5) |
| ANOVA, P value | 0.03 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.001 | |
| Tukey post hoc | MR > DS, MR> A | MR > A | MR > A > DS | MR > DS, MR> DB | MR > CP | NA | MR > CP | MR > CP, MR> OT | |
| Sugar consumption | |||||||||
| Yes | 203 | 1.7 (1.9) | 2.3 (2.7) | 2.2 (2.6) | 2.9 (3.1) | 1.8 (2.1) | 2.5 (2.8) | 2.1 (2.6) | 2.9 (3.1) |
| No | 72 | 0.8 (2.1) | 1.2 (1.8) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.8 (1.9) | 0.9 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.3) | 1.4 (1.8) | 1.7 (1.9) |
| t test, P value | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| BMI | |||||||||
| Underweight | 17 | 0.01 (0.06) | 0.01 (0.06) | 0.02 (0.08) | 0.02 (0.08) | 0.01 (0.04) | 0.01 (0.04) | 0.02 (0.06) | 0.02 (0.06) |
| Normal weight | 140 | 1.3 (1.8) | 1.8 (2.3) | 1.5 (1.8) | 2.0 (2.3) | 1.5 (1.9) | 1.8 (2.3) | 1.6 (1.9) | 2.1 (2.6) |
| Overweight | 58 | 1.9 (2.3) | 2.2 (2.7) | 2.4 (2.9) | 2.9 (3.2) | 2.1 (2.6) | 2.8 (3.1) | 2.2 (2.6) | 2.8 (3.1) |
| Obese | 60 | 1.8 (2.01) | 2.0 (2.4) | 2.1 (2.6) | 2.8 (3.1) | 2.3 (2.9) | 3.1 (3.5) | 2.6 (2.8) | 3.2 (3.6) |
| ANOVA, P value | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.001 | 0.04 | 0.001 | |
| Tukey post hoc | NA | OW > NW, | NA | OW > NW, O > NW | O > NW, OW > NW | O > NW, OW > NW | O > NW | O > NW | |
| Oral hygiene habits | |||||||||
| Tooth brushing frequency | |||||||||
| ≤1 time/day | 211 | 1.1 (1.9) | 2.3 (3.1) | 2.9 (3.6) | 3. 1 (3.8) | 1.5 (1.9) | 1. 9 (2.3) | 2.2 (2.9) | 2.8 (3.1) |
| ≥2 times/day | 64 | 0.9 (1.4) | 1.4 (1.9) | 1.8 (2.3) | 2.2 (2.8) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.8) | 1.8 (2.1) | 2.0 (2.6) |
| t test, P value | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.04 | |
| Fluoridated tooth paste | |||||||||
| Yes | 148 | 1.4 (2.1) | 1.8 (2.6) | 2.1 (2.9) | 2.9 (3.6) | 1.1 (1.7) | 1.8 (2.5) | 2.1 (2.9) | 2.6 (3.1) |
| No | 89 | 0.9 (1.5) | 1.3 (1.9) | 1.9 (2.4) | 2.2 (2.8) | 1.6 (2.1) | 2.1 (2.7) | 2.4 (3.2) | 2.9 (3.6) |
| Don’t know | 38 | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.6 (0.8) | 0.6 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.9) | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.8 (1.3) |
| ANOVA, P value | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.09 | |
Data are mean (standard deviation) MR: mental retardation, A: autism, CP: cerebral palsy, DS: Down syndrome, DB-: deafness or blindness or both, OT: others (children with multiples disability, syndromes). ANOVA: Analysis of variance, NA: Not applicable, BMI: body mass index, OW: overweight, NW: normal weight, O: obese. for the ANOVA, Epidemiology: The DMF Index (https://www.dentalcare.com/en-us/professional-education/ce-courses/ce368/epidemiology-the-dmf-index). Analysis of variance with Tukey post-hoc commparisons. dmft/DMFT: for deciduous and permanent dentition.