Table 2 Prevalence and experience of dental caries and odontogenic infections in the primary dentition

Number

496

249

247

608

298

310

Caries prevalence (%) [95 % CI]

26.2 [22.5–30.3]

26.1 [21–31.9]

26.3 [21.2–32.1]

1.000

48.8 [44.9–52.8]

51.5 [45.7–57.0]

46.1 [40.7–51.7]

0.194

dmft x ± SD

0.9 ± 2.0

1.0 ± 2.2

0.8 ± 1.8

0.255

2.1 ± 2.8

2.3 ± 2.9

1.8 ± 2.6

0.032*

dt x ± SD

0.5 ± 1.4

0.6 ± 1.6

0.5 ± 1.2

0.316

0.9 ± 1.7

1.1 ± 1.8

0.8 ± 1.6

0.074

mt x ± SD

0.1 ± 1.8

0.2 ± 1.1

0.0 ± 0.3

0.052

0.3 ± 1.0

0.4 ± 1.1

0.3 ± 1.0

0.189

ft x ± SD

0.3 ± 1.0

0.2 ± 0.8

0.3 ± 1.1

0.464

0.8 ± 1.6

0.9 ± 1.7

0.8 ± 1.5

0.348

SiC x ± SD

2.8 ± 2.7

3.1 ± 3.0

2.5 ± 2.3

0.256

5.6 ± 1.9

6.1 ± 1.9

5.0 ± 2.0

0.056

Care index (%) [95 % CI]

29.7 [25.7–34]

23.6 [18.8–29.2]

37.3 [30.9–44.2]

0.338

39.3 [36.6–42]

37.9 [34.3–41.6]

41.1 [37.1–45.2]

0.302

pufa prevalence (%) [95 % CI]

4.4 [2.9–6.6]

6.0 [3.7–9.7]

2.8 [1.4–5.7]

0.125

16.6 [13.9–19.8]

21.2 [16.9–26.1]

11.9 [8.8–16.0]

0.002⁺

pufa x ± SD

0.1 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.7

0.0 ± 0.2

0.035*

0.3 ± 0.9

0.4 ± 1.0

0.2 ± 0.8

0.008*

p x ± SD

0.1 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.7

0.0 ± 0.2

0.035*

0.3 ± 0.9

0.4 ± 1.0

0.2 ± 0.8

0.016*

u x ± SD

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

-

0.0 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

0.021*

f x ± SD

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

-

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

-

a x ± SD

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

-

0.0 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.1

0.158

Untreated caries pufa ratio (%) [95 % CI]

14.2 [10.5–18.9]

20.4 [14.7–27.6]

6.1 [3.0–12.1]

0.030*

34.2 [30.4–34.2]

39.3 [34.0–44.8]

27.6 [22.4–33.4]

0.003*