Table 2.
Oral health status of preschool children
| Variable | Grading n(%) | Mean | Standard deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severity/category | n(%) | |||
| Pre-brushing plaque scorea | Poor (> 35%) | 92 (100) | 90.3 | 10.2 |
| Post-brushing plaque scorea | Poor (> 35%) | 92 (100) | 79.5 | 9.7 |
| Plaque score change | – | 10.8 | 2.4 | |
| Gingival Indexb | No gingivitis | 28 (30) | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Mild gingivitis | 46 (50) | |||
| Moderate gingivitis | 18 (19.6) | |||
| Dental caries statusc | dfs(1–3) | 54 (58.7) | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| dfs(4–6) | 34 (37) | 10.5 | 15.5 | |
| dfs(1–6) | 88 (95.6) | 18.8 | 12.3 | |
aO’Leary’s and drake method (88 tooth surfaces)
bLoe and Silness gingival index (28 tooth surfaces)
cICDAS (88 teeth)