Table 15.
Dental caries and periodontal status in MI and NMI living Norway and Sweden.
| Study | Clinical Index | MI Mean ± SD; Mean (CI 95%); %; Median (Range) |
NMI Mean ± SD; Mean (CI 95%); %; Median (Range) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Høyvik et al. 2019 (Norway) [44] | DMFT | Middle East:10.7 ± 6.8 Africa: 5.7 ± 4.3 |
/ | 0.001 |
| Jacobsson et al. 2011 (Sweden) [45] | Dfs/DFS | dfs/DFS in the different age group: 3 yo = 4.5 (1.8–7.1) 5 yo = 8.5 (4.7–12.3) 10 yo = 7.0 (4.8–9.2) 15 yo = 18.1 (13.2–23.0) |
dfs/DFS in the different age group: 3 yo = 0.6 (0.3–1.0) 5 yo = 2.7 (1.4–3.9) 10 yo = 5.5 (4.8–6.2) 15 yo = 18.2 (15.1–21.2) |
0.008 0.006 0.196 0.985 |
| PLI | PLI in the different age group: 3 yo = 13.5 (3.4–23.5) 5 yo = 13.6 (4.6–22.5) 10 yo = 53.1 (35.4–70.8) 15 yo = 31.8 (18.1–45.5) |
PLI in the different age group: 3 yo = 7.3 (4.2–10.3) 5 yo = 9.4 (6.7–12.0) 10 yo = 28.5 (22.3–34.7) 15 yo = 32.5 (25.8–39.2) |
0.125 0.355 0.012 0.927 |
|
| GI | BoP in the different age group: 3 yo = 14.6 (7.9–21.2) 5 yo = 11.9 6.9–16.8 10 yo = 26.1 (20.2–32.0) 15 yo = 22.5 (14.7–30.4) |
BoP in the different age group: 3 yo = 4.4 (3.5–5.3) 5 yo = 8.7 (6.9–19.5) 10 yo = 17.2 (14.5–20.0) 15 yo = 20.8 (16.9–24.7) |
0.005 0.152 0.005 0.675 |
|
| Julihn et al. 2010 (Sweden) [57] | DMFSa | DMFSa in the different age group (foreign-born adolescents with ≥1 foreign-born parents): 13 yo = 0.58 ± 1.34 19 yo = 2.77 ± 4.16 |
DMFSa in the different age group (adolescents with two Swedish-born parents): 13 yo = 0.24 ± 0.77 19 yo = 1.31 ± 2.68 |
/ |
| DMFSa increment > 0 | DMFSa increment in foreign-born adolescents with ≥1 foreign-born parents: 53.9 |
DMFSa in adolescents with two Swedish-born parents: 34.7 |
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| Julihn et al. 2021 (Sweden) [58] | Presence of caries into dentin | Children with: one or both parents foreign-born: 6.3% from high HDI: 7.2% from medium HDI: 16.7% from low HDI: 16.8% |
Children with both parents born in Sweden: 3.0% |
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DFS = Decayed Filled Tooth Surfaces for Permanent Dentition; dfs/DFS proximal = decayed filled tooth proximal surfaces; DMFSa = Decayed Missing Filled Surfaces approximal; DMFT = Decayed Missing Filled Permanent Teeth; GI = Gingival indices; PLI = Plaque indices grades 2 and 3 (Silness and Loe 1964).