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Table 2 Risk factors associated with development of dentine caries on approximal surfaces adjacent to newly placed composite posterior approximal restorations

From: Posterior composites and new caries on adjacent surfaces - any association? Longitudinal study with a split-mouth design

  

Bivariate

Multivariate

 

% (N)

OR

95 % CI

P-value

OR

95 % CI

P-value

Age

       

 Continuous variable

100 (193)

1.0

0.9–1.1

0.97

   

Gender

       

 Male

46 (88)

      

 Female

54 (105)

1.8

0.9–3.8

0.10

   

Oral hygienea

       

 Good

49 (94)

      

 Medium/poor

51 (96)

2.6

1.2–5.3

0.01

2.0

0.9–4.3

0.09

Caries experience (DMFT)

       

 Continuous variable

100 (193)

1.1

1.0–1.3

0.02

1.1

1.0–1.2

0.14

Tooth type

       

 Canine/Premolar

68 (131)

      

 Molar

32 (62)

1.9

0.9–3.9

0.07

1.4

0.6–3.2

0.38

Jaw

       

 Mandible

40 (78)

      

 Maxilla

60 (115)

3.0

1.3–6.6

0.01

3.1

1.3–7.3

0.01

Mouth side

       

 Left

52 (100)

      

 Right

48 (93)

1.2

0.6–2.3

0.66

   
  1. Results significant at 5 % level marked in bold
  2. aReduced N because of missing data