Table 7:

MDAS mean score values before and after dental visits in all age groups

Age	Before	After	Mean difference	U value	P value*
6 (n = 13)	20.09 ± 0.94	15.45 ± 7.16	6.63	44	0.02
7 (n = 15)	20.7 ± 0.82	15.40 ± 2.76	5.3	45	0.004
8 (n = 20)	19.08 ± 3.31	10.83 ± 3.16	8.25	78	0.0005 (significant)
9 (n = 21)	17.18 ± 2.99	9.64 ± 0.92	8.54	66	0.001 (significant)
10 (n = 25)	15.80 ± 6.5	9.20 ± 0.79	4.90	33	0.06
11 (n = 17)	15.40 ± 1.82	9.02 ± 1.09	7.20	15	0.06
12 (n = 14)	14.40 ± 1.67	8.80 ± 0.45	3.60	15	0.06
13 (n = 19)	12.50 ± 4.9	8.62 ± 0.91	2.87	24	0.11
Total (n = 144)

*Significant at 0.05