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Table 6 Difference in percentage for molars being decayed, missing or filled as compared to premolars and anterior teeth.

From: Oral health status of adults in Southern Vietnam - a cross-sectional epidemiological study

Comparison

Mean difference

95% Confidence Interval

P value

Upper jaw

   

   Drel

   

   Molars - premolars

4.6

3.8 - 5.4

< 0.001

   Molars - anterior teeth

4.5

3.6 - 5.3

< 0.001

   Mrel

   

   Molars - premolars

1.5

1.4 - 1.6

< 0.001

   Molars - anterior teeth

1.5

1.4 - 1.6

< 0.001

   Frel

   

   Molars - premolars

0.5

0.3 - 0.8

< 0.001

   Molars - anterior teeth

0.3

0.0 - 0.5

0.06

Lower jaw

   

   Drel

   

   Molars - premolars

9.1

8.3 - 10

< 0.001

   Molars - anterior teeth

11.6

10.8 - 12.5

< 0.001

   Mrel

   

   Molars - premolars

2.8

2.7 - 2.9

< 0.001

   Molars - anterior teeth

3.3

3.2 - 3.4

< 0.001

   Frel

   

   Molars - premolars

1.6

1.3 - 1.9

< 0.001

   Molars - anterior teeth

2.1

1.9 - 2.5

< 0.001

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