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Table 3 Caries severity among Nevada adolescents with high caries scores

From: Inequalities of caries experience in Nevada youth expressed by DMFT index vs. Significant Caries Index (SiC) over time

Variable

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Year 7

Year 8

 

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

 

N = 3157

N = 2496

N = 3638

N = 2197

N = 2812

N = 2189

N = 2289

N = 2126

 

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

Total

8.86 (.005)

6.85 (0.56)

6.85 (0.06)

6.18 (0.06)

6.01 (0.05)

6.31 (0.07)

6.84 (0.06)

7.00 (0.06)

Age

        

13-15

8.93 (0.08)

6.56 (0.06)

6.56 (0.06)

5.89 (0.06)

5.65 (0.06)

6.08 (0.08)

6.46 (0.07)

6.74 (0.07)

16-19

8.81 (0.07)

7.36 (0.10)

7.36 (0.10)

6.96 (0.12)

6.66 (0.09)

6.70 (0.12)

7.40 (0.09)

7.45 (0.10)

Sex

        

Male

8.77 (0.08)

6.70 (0.05)

6.70 (0.08)

6.08 (0.09)

5.99 (0.07)

6.12 (0.09)

6.74 (0.08)

6.92 (0.09)

Female

8.93 (0.08)

6.97 (0.05)

6.97 (0.08)

6.26 (0.08)

6.03 (0.06)

6.48 (0.09)

6.92 (0.8)

7.06 (0.08)

Race

        

White, NH

8.97 (0.07)

6.77 (0.08)

6.77 (0.08)

6.02 (0.08)

5.72 (0.07)

5.92 (0.09)

6.64 (0.08)

6.68 (0.09)

Black, NH

8.61 (0.21)

6.95 (0.16)

6.78 (0.15)

6.47 (0.19)

5.79 (0.15)

6.19 (0.22)

6.67 (0.21)

6.86 (0.11)

Hispanic

8.57 (0.11)

7.08 (0.09)

7.08 (0.09)

6.31 (0.09)

6.39 (0.07)

6.91 (0.11)

7.12 (0.09)

7.27 (0.09)

Fluoridation

        

Clark County

8.19 (0.07)

6.81 (0.14)

6.56 (0.06)

6.22 (0.11)

5.54 (0.06)

6.09 (0.09)

6.29 (0.09)

6.44 (0.08)

All others

8.99 (0.09)

6.96 (0.14)

7.36 (0.10)

7.17 (0.07)

6.46 (0.07)

7.45 (0.09)

7.14 (0.07)

7.39 (0.08)

Insurance

        

Insured

N/A

6.90 (0.07)

6.90 (0.07)

6.16 (0.07)

6.00 (0.06)

6.39 (0.08)

6.71 (0.07)

6.96 (0.08)

Non-insured

N/A

7.04 (0.12)

7.35 (0.11)

6.40 (0.16)

6.43 (0.13)

7.19 (0.15)

7.17 (0.14)

7.24 (0.13)

  1. Number of Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (mean DMFT and standard error) among the 30% subgroup of Nevada adolescents with the highest DMFT scores (Significant caries Index group) by year of study and in relation to selected variables.
  2. Note. M = mean DMFT Score; SE = standard error
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