Patient characteristics | Pre-intervention (N = 237) | Post-intervention (N = 147) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.211 | ||
Male | 138 (58.2 %) | 76 (51.7 %) | |
Female | 99 (41.8 %) | 71 (48.3 %) | |
Age | 0.002 * # | ||
Mean age in years | 4.29 ± 0.84 | 4.55 ± 0.70 | |
< 2 years old | 8 (3.4 %) | 3 (2.0 %) | |
3 years old | 32 (13.5 %) | 9 (6.1 %) | |
4 years old | 79 (33.3 %) | 39 (26.5 %) | |
5 years old | 118 (49.8 %) | 96 (65.3 %) | |
dmft score | 0.270 # | ||
Mean | 9.63 ± 5.90 | 8.94 ± 6.04 | |
0 | 32 (13.5 %) | 30 (20.4 %) | |
1–5 | 31 (13.1 %) | 13 (8.8 %) | |
6–10 | 65 (27.4 %) | 39 (26.5 %) | |
11–15 | 64 (27.0 %) | 44 (29.9 %) | |
16–20 | 45 (19.0 %) | 21 (14.3 %) |