Table 2.
Dental caries profiles in occlusal surfaces of the first permanent molars of 5–6-year-old Lithuanian children.
| Age Group, n | Decayed Surfaces (Nyvad Criteria) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active, Noncavitated | Active, Cavitated | Inactive, Noncavitated | Inactive, Cavitated | Filled Surfaces | |
| M (SD), Median (IQR 25–75%), Prevalence N (%) | |||||
| 5-year-olds n = 79 |
0.35 (1.24) | 0.19 (0.68) | 0.05 (0.45) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 (0–0.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | |||
| 11 (14%) | 7 (9%) * | 1 (1%) | |||
| 6-year-olds n = 374 |
0.66 (1.85) | 0.51 (1.0) | 0.14 (0.63) | 0.03 (0.27) | 0.07 (0.34) |
| 0 (0–1.0) | 0 (0–1.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | |
| 65 (17%) | 94 (25%) * | 24 (6%) | 5 (1%) | 17 (5%) | |
| p value | 0.361/0.455 | 0.002/0.002 | 0.072/0.068 | 0.302/0.592 | 0.054/0.053 |
| 5–6-year-olds n = 453 |
0.61 (1.76) | 0.45 (0.97) | 0.13 (0.6) | 0.02 (0.24) | 0.06 (0.34) |
| 0 (0–0.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | 0 (0–0.0) | |
| 76 (17%) | 101 (22%) | 25 (6%) | 5 (1%) | 17 (4%) | |
* p < 0.05, statistically significant difference between 5- and 6-year-olds, Mann-Whitney U (M/N) and χ2 tests.