Table 2. Experience of Dental Disease at Child Age 5 Years by Intervention Group and Residential Location.
| Variable | Mean (95% CI) | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate Intervention | Delayed Intervention | Mean Difference (95% CI)b | Prevented Fraction, % | Mean Difference (95% CI)b | Prevented Fraction, % | |
| Severity of dental disease | ||||||
| Mean dt | 1.30 (1.25 to 1.34) | 1.61 (1.54 to 1.66) | −0.31 (−0.88 to 0.28) | 18.8 | −0.48 (−1.05 to 0.09) | 30.0 |
| Mean mt | 0.31 (0.29 to 0.34) | 0.79 (0.75 − 0.83) | −0.47 (−0.80 to −0.14) | 59.5 | −0.48 (−0.81 to −0.15) | 60.8 |
| Mean ft | 0.49 (0.46 to 0.51) | 0.50 (0.48 to 0.53) | −0.01 (−0.30 to 0.27) | 2.0 | −0.04 (−0.33 to 0.24) | 8.0 |
| Mean dmft | 2.10 (2.04 to 2.16) | 2.91 (2.83 to 3.00) | −0.81 (−1.62 to −0.00) | 27.8 | −1.02 (−1.81 to −0.22) | 35.1 |
| Mean dt by residential location | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 0.79 (0.74 to 0.84) | 1.16 (1.09 to 1.23) | −0.37 (−1.11 to 0.37) | 31.9 | −0.37 (−1.10 to 0.37) | 31.9 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 1.59 (1.52 to 1.65) | 1.91 (1.83 to 2.00) | −0.33 (−1.14 to 0.48) | 17.3 | −0.64 (−1.45 to 0.17) | 33.5 |
| Mean mt by residential location | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 0.37 (0.32 to 0.42) | 0.47 (0.42 to 0.51) | −0.10 (−0.60 to 0.41) | 21.3 | 0.15 (−0.30 to 0.61) | 31.9 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 0.29 (0.27 to 0.31) | 1.02 (0.96 to 1.07) | −0.73 (−1.17 to −0.30) | 71.6 | −0.39 (0.76 to −0.03) | 38.2 |
| Mean ft by residential location | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 0.35 (0.32 to 0.39) | 0.30 (0.27 to 0.34) | 0.05 (−0.31 to 0.41) | 16.7 | 0.13 (−0.21 to 0.47) | 43.3 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 0.57 (0.53 to 0.60) | 0.64 (0.60 to 0.68) | −0.08 (−0.47 to 0.31) | 12.5 | 0.12 (−0.27 to 0.51) | 18.8 |
| Mean dmft by residential location | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 1.48 (1.39 to 1.56) | 1.88 (1.77 to 1.98) | −0.40 (−1.50 to 0.70) | 21.3 | −0.33 (−1.41 to 0.76) | 21.3 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 2.46 (2.38 to 2.54) | 3.65 (3.53 to 3.78) | −1.19 (−2.28 to −0.11) | 32.6 | −1.52 (−2.61 to −0.43) | 17.6 |
| Prevalence of dental disease | ||||||
| % dt >0 | 36.4 (35.5 to 37.3) | 35.2 (34.3 to 36.0) | 1.3 (0.0 to 2.6) | 3.6 | −0.9 (−2.2 to 0.4) | 2.5 |
| % mt >0 | 10.8 (10.2 to 11.4) | 31.0 (30.1 to 31.8) | −20.2 (−21.2 to −19.1) | 65.2 | −21.4 (−22.4 to −20.4) | 69.1 |
| % ft >0 | 19.2 (18.4 to 19.9) | 19.9 (19.1 to 20.6) | −7.3 (−1.8 to 0.3) | 36.9 | −1.2 (−2.8 to −0.2) | 6.1 |
| % dmft >0 | 46.3 (45.4 to 47.3) | 45.1 (44.1 to 46.0) | 1.3 (−0.1 to 2.6) | 2.8 | −0.5 (−1.8 to 0.8) | 1.0 |
Abbreviations: dmft, decayed, missing, or filled teeth; dt, decayed teeth; ft, filled teeth; mt, missing teeth because of dental disease.
a
Adjusted for baseline maternal sociodemographic, health status, and dental behavior characteristics.
b
For the prevalence of dental disease subcategories, data are presented as risk difference in proportion (95% CI).