Table 3:

Bivariate results for Temperament Domains and Presence of Any Carious Lesion, dmfs Count, and Timing of Caries Lesion Development.

CARIES EXPERIENCE (Yes/No)	Caries (d3mfs > 0)		Caries (d4mfs > 0)		Caries (d5mfs > 0)
	OR* (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Surgency	1.13 (0.76, 1.67)	0.544	1.12 (0.78, 1.61)	0.540	0.96 (0.66, 1.40)	0.840
Negative Affect	1.35 (0.97, 1.86)	0.071	1.33 (0.96, 1.83)	0.083	1.31 (1.05, 1.63)	0.017
Effortful Control	0.73 (0.52, 1.02)	0.065	0.72 (0.49, 1.06)	0.100	0.67 (0.45, 0.99)	0.044
CARIES EXPERIENCE (dmfs count)	Surfaces (d3mfs***)		Surfaces (d4mfs***)		Surfaces (d5mfs***)
	IRR** (95% CI)	p-value	IRR (95% CI)	p-value	IRR (95% CI)	p-value
Surgency	1.12 (1.01, 1.24)	0.040	1.11 (1.00, 1.24)	0.049	1.07 (0.93, 1.22)	0.347
Negative Affect	1.43 (1.21, 1.69)	<.001	1.44 (1.20, 1.74)	<.001	1.52 (1.32, 1.75)	<.001
Effortful Control	0.82 (0.44, 1.53)	0.536	0.83 (0.44, 1.56)	0.557	0.79 (0.40, 1.54)	0.482
TIMING OF CARIES LESION DEVELOPMENT (early vs. late vs. none)	Odds Ratio
	(95% CI)	p-value
Surgency	1.19 (0.72–1.96)	0.574
Negative Affect	1.28 (0.96–1.69)	0.120
Effortful Control	0.80 (0.57–1.13)	0.120

^*OR=Odds Ratio.

^**IRR=Incidence Rate Ratio.

^***d3mfs, d4mfs, and d5mfs are dmfs scores calculated using ICDAS severity scores ≥ 3, ≥ 4, or ≥ 5 to define the decay portion of dmfs.