Table 3.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects with caries recurrence.
| Variable | Caries recurrence group | Total subjects CR group (n = 25) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cbp– (n = 18) | Cbp+ (n = 7) | P value | ||
| Age in months, mean ± SD | 42 ± 13 | 27.8 ± 5 | .12 | 38.5 ± 12.7 |
| Sex | .19 | |||
| Female | 8 (44.4) | 5 (71.4) | 13 (52.0) | |
| Male | 10 (55.6) | 2 (28.6) | 12 (48.0) | |
| Race/ethnicity | .03 | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 8 (44.4) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (32.0) | |
| Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Hispanic | 1 (5.6) | 2 (28.6) | 3 (12.0) | |
| Other or not reported | 9 (50.0) | 5 (71.4) | 14 (56.0) | |
| dmft | 9.3 ± 5.7 | 7.1 ± 3.4 | .45 | 8.7 ± 5.2 |
| dmft/erupted teeth, % ± SD | 49.1 ± 29.0 | 37.7 ± 18.2 | .40 | 45.9 ± 26.6 |
| S-ECC | 15 (83.3) | 7 (100.0) | .59 | 22 (88.0) |
Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%).
CF caries free, CE-NR caries experienced—no recurrence, CR active caries—recurrence, dmft decayed, missing (due to caries), or and filled primary teeth, S-ECC severe early childhood caries.