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. 2018 Dec 4;18:202. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0662-8

Table 7.

Number and proportion of participants responding positively (“a bit” or “a lot”) to each item in CARIES-QC following treatment at baseline and follow-up

Item and response Proportion (number) with impact at baseline (n = 197) Proportion (number) with impact at follow-up (n = 43)
Food stuck 87.8% (173) 62.8% (27)
 A bit 55.3% (109) 51.2% (22)
 A lot 32.5% (64) 11.6% (5)
Hurts 68.5% (135) 39.5% (17)
 A bit 51.3% (101) 37.2% (16)
 A lot 17.3% (34) 2.3% (1)
Eating on one side 62.4% (123) 32.6% (14)
 A bit 36.5% (72) 16.3% (7)
 A lot 25.9% (51) 16.3% (7)
Cried 61.4% (121) 32.6% (14)
 A bit 47.7% (94) 27.9% (12)
 A lot 13.7% (27) 4.7% (2)
Annoyed 59.9% (118) 18.6% (8)
 A bit 40.6% (80) 16.3% (7)
 A lot 19.3% (38) 2.3% (1)
Eating carefully 56.3% (111) 37.2% (16)
 A bit 38.1% (75) 30.2% (13)
 A lot 18.3% (36) 7.0% (3)
Difficult to eat some foods 56.3% (111) 37.2% (16)
 A bit 46.7% (92) 34.9% (15)
 A lot 9.6% (19) 2.3% (1)
Eating slowly 44.2% (87) 27.9% (12)
 A bit 33.5% (66) 18.6% (8)
 A lot 10.7% (21) 9.3% (4)
Brushing teeth 42.6% (84) 18.6% (8)
 A bit 32.0% (63) 18.6% (8)
 A lot 10.7% (21) 0
Feeling cross 40.6% (80) 13.9% (6)
 A bit 28.4% (56) 11.6% (5)
 A lot 12.2% (24) 2.3% (1)
Kept awake 32.5% (64) 11.6% (5)
 A bit 27.4% (54) 9.3% (4)
 A lot 5.1% (10) 2.3% (1)
Interfering with schoolwork 17.3% (34) 11.6% (5)
 A bit 14.7% (29) 7.0% (3)
 A lot 2.5% (5) 4.7% (2)
Global question 64.5% (127) 30.2% (13)
 A bit 49.0% (96) 27.9% (12)
 A lot 15.7% (31) 2.3% (1)

Italicised figures indicate the overall proportion (number) responding positively to each item