Table 3.
Prevalence of arrested caries in children using toothpaste and children not using toothpaste
| Fluoride level of the area | Children not using toothpaste | Children using toothpaste | x 2 | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of teeth with caries | No. of teeth with arrested caries | % of teeth with arrested caries | No. of teeth with caries | No. of teeth with arrested caries | % of teeth with arrested caries | |||
| Low | 139 | 9 | 6.47% | 2002 | 101 | 5.04% | 0.545 | 0.460NS |
| Moderate | 342 | 9 | 2.63% | 1476 | 46 | 3.12% | 0.223 | 0.637NS |
| High | 385 | 123 | 31.95% | 955 | 311 | 32.57% | 0.048 | 0.827NS |
NS- Not significant