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Table 2 Oral health status

From: Migration background is associated with caries in Viennese school children, even if parents have received a higher education

Variables

Children with migration background (n = 373)

Children without migration background (n = 363)

p-value

DMFT

2.33 (2.28)

1.50 (1.77)

< 0.001

DMFS

3.51 (4.10)

2.15 (2.80)

< 0.001

SiC

4.93 (1.70)

3.54 (1.50)

< 0.001

DT

0.83 (0.14)

0.34 (0.80)

< 0.001

MT

0.07 (0.30)

0.02 (0.10)

0.010

  1. Comparison of the DMFT (decayed, missed and filled teeth), DMFS (decayed, missed and filled surface), SiC (significant caries) index and between DT (decayed teeth) and MT (missed teeth) among children with migration background and children without migration background.
  2. Data are expressed in mean (plus SD) and level of significance.
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BMC Oral Health

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