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Correlation between CRT-SM levels and caries status.
| Indicators of caries status | SM level and indicators at the initial exam | SM level and indicators in the follow-up exam after two years | SM level and the increase in indicators over the two years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | r | P | |
| dmft | 0.3323 | <0.0001 | 0.4030 | <0.0001 | 0.3047 | 0.0003 |
| dmfs | 0.3281 | 0.3983 | 0.3489 | <0.0001 | ||
| CSI | 0.3426 | 0.4099 | 0.3444 | |||
