Table 3.
Children’s mean (SD) OH measures and OHRQoL scores according to SOHP enrolment
| Variable | Total |
SOHP N = 237 |
None-SOHP N = 203 |
P-value* |
| Oral Health measures | ||||
| dmft/DMFT | 2.91 (2.75) | 2.35 (2.33) | 3.56 (3.05) | < 0.001 |
| dmfs/DMFS | 5.71 (6.94) | 4.41 (5.86) | 7.24 (7.78) | < 0.001 |
| dt/DT | 1.96 (2.24) | 1.41 (1.66) | 2.61 (2.63) | < 0.001 |
| mt/MT | 0.28 (0.83) | 0.25 (0.80) | 0.32 (0.85) | 0.391 |
| ft./FT | 0.67 (1.19) | 0.69 (1.16) | 0.64 (1.24) | 0.641 |
| Non-cavitated lesions | 2.34 (2.17) | 2.35 (2.19) | 2.32 (2.14) | 0.875 |
| Fissure Sealants | 1.78 (2.56) | 2.36 (2.79) | 1.10 (2.05) | < 0.001 |
| Plaque Index | 0.89 (0.41) | 0.86 (0.40) | 0.95 (0.41) | 0.019 |
| PUFA | 0.31 (0.85) | 0.18 (0.51) | 0.47 (1.11) | 0.01 |
| Restorative Index | 0.28 (0.36) | 0.33 (0.38) | 0.22 (0.34) | 0.008 |
| OHRQoL | Total |
SOHP N = 237 |
None-SOHP N = 203 |
P-value** |
| Total CPQ11–14 score | 20.72 (16.81) | 19.82 (15.46) | 21.74 (18.22) | 0.253 |
| Oral symptoms | 4.26 (3.32) | 4.24 (3.03) | 4.29 (3.64) | 0.862 |
| Functional limitations | 5.41 (4.92) | 5.23 (4.44) | 5.59 (5.43) | 0.457 |
| Emotional well-being | 5.48 (6.15) | 5.15 (5.95) | 5.87 (6.37) | 0.228 |
| Social well-being | 5.33 (6.05) | 5.06 (5.97) | 5.64 (6.14) | 0.321 |
SOHP School Oral Health Program, D/d decayed, F/f filled, M/m missing, S/s surface, T permanent teeth, t primary teeth, PUFA Pulp, Ulcer, Fistula, Abscess, CPQ11–14 Child Perception Questionnaire among 11- to 14 year-old children
*t-test with Bonferroni correction. Significant at the level P < 0.005
**t-test with Bonferroni correction. Significant at the level P < 0.001