Table 6 Mean caries indices, caries prevalence (%) and proportion of teeth with gingival bleeding by attitude towards health (n = 621)
dD-T | mM-T | fF-T | dmft/DMFT | PP dmft/DMFT | Proportion of teeth with gingival bleeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude level towards health | ||||||
Low | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 70.1** | 49.6 |
Moderate | 2.0* | 0.3* | 0.2 | 2.5** | 69.8 | 46.7 |
High | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 55.9 | 43.6 |
Total | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 65.8 | 46.8 |