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Table 3 Examination findings by birth origin

From: Gaps in smiles and services: a cross-sectional study of dental caries in refugee-background children

 

Total (n = 350)

Overseas-born (n = 241)

Overseas-born African (n = 176)

Overseas-born other (n = 65)

Australian-born (n = 109)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Dentition

Primary

113 (32.4)

56 (23.3)

39 (22.3)

17 (26.2)

57 (52.3)

Mixed

127 (36.4)

85 (35.4)

67 (38.3)

18 (27.7)

42 (38.5)

Secondary

109 (31.2)

99 (41.3)

69 (39.4)

30 (46.1)

10 (9.2)

Missing data

1

1

1

0

0

Visible caries

No caries

181 (53.9)

110 (47.6)

88 (52.1)

22 (35.5)

71 (67.6)

Any caries

155 (46.1)

121 (52.4)

81 (47.9)

40 (64.5)

34 (32.4)

Enamel lesions

74 (22.0)

59 (25.5)

40 (23.7)

19 (30.6)

15 (14.3)

1-3 carious teeth

35 (10.4)

26 (11.3)

20 (11.8)

6 (9.7)

9 (8.6)

>3 carious teeth or pulp involvement

46 (13.7)

36 (15.7)

21 (12.4)

15 (24.2)

10 (9.5)

Missing data

14

10

7

3

4

Caries experience^

Primary dentition

dmft = 0

72 (65.5)

32 (57.1)

25 (64.1)

7 (41.2)

40 (74.1)

dmft >0

38 (34.5)

24 (42.9)

14 (35.9)

10 (58.8)

14 (25.9)

Mixed dentition

dmft = 0 and DMFT = 0

42 (33.1)

24 (28.2)

23 (33.8)

1 (5.9)

18 (42.9)

Any dmft or DMFT > 0

85 (66.9)

61 (71.8)

44 (65.7)

17 (94.4)

24 (57.1)

Secondary dentition

DMFT = 0

52 (48.6)

45 (46.4)

32 (46.4)

13 (46.4)

7 (70)

DMFT >0

55 (51.4)

52 (53.6)

37 (53.6)

15 (53.6)

3 (30)

Overall

Any dmft >0 or DMFT > 0

178 (51.6)

137 (57.3)

95 (54.0)

42 (66.7)

41 (37.6)

Mean (dmft/DMFT)

Primary dentition

Mean dmft score (SD)

1.7 (3.0)

2.1 (3.1)

1.5 (2.6)

3.3 (3.8)

1.4 (2.9)

Range

0-13

0-12

0-12

0-10

0-13

Mixed dentition

Mean dmft score (SD)

2.5 (3.1)

2.9 (3.4)

2.5 (3.1)

4.4 (4.0)

1.6 (2.3)

Range

0-12

0-12

0-12

0-11

0-8

Mean DMFT score (SD)

0.3 (0.8)

0.3 (0.7)

0.3 (0.8)

0.4 (0.6)

0.3 (0.9)

Range

0-5

0-4

0-4

0-2

0-5

Secondary dentition

Mean DMFT score (SD)

1.6 (2.1)

1.7 (2.1)

1.6 (2.1)

1.8 (2.2)

0.7 (1.3)

Range

0-9

0-9

0-9

0-8

0-4

Severe caries

Primary dentition

dmft 6+

15 (13.6)

9 (16.1)

3 (7.7)

6 (35.3)

6 (11.1)

Mixed dentition

dmft 6+ or DMFT 2+

23 (18.1)

19 (22.4)

13 (19.4)

6 (33.3)

4 (9.5)

Secondary dentition

DMFT 6+

5 (4.7)

5 (5.2)

4 (5.8)

1 (3.6)

0 (0)

Any severe caries

43/345 (12.5)

33/231 (14.3)

20/176 (11.3)

13/63 (20.6)

10/109 (9.2)

  1. ^Missing data for dmft/DMFT scores: primary dentition – 3; mixed dentition – 0; secondary dentition – 2.