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Table 3 Oral health impacts for children with no visible caries dmft = 0 and some visible caries dmft > 0

From: Oral health-related quality of life and early childhood caries among preschool children in Trinidad

 

Never/hardly ever

Occasionally/often/very often

Don’t know/NA

dmft = 0

dmft > 0

dmft = 0

dmft > 0

dmft = 0

dmft > 0

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Child impacts

 Pain in the teeth, mouth or jaw

170

76.9

51

23.1

6

22.2

21

77.8

2

66.6

1

33.3

 Difficulty drink hot or cold drinks

174

73.7

62

26.3

2

18.2

9

81.8

2

50.0

2

50.0

 Difficulty eating some foods

175

74.5

60

25.5

3

20.0

12

80.0

0

0

1

100

 Difficulty pronouncing some words

175

72.6

66

27.4

3

42.9

4

57.1

0

0

3

100

 Missed preschool

176

72.1

68

27.9

1

20.0

4

80.0

1

50.0

1

50.0

 Trouble sleeping

175

72.9

65

26.4

2

22.2

7

77.8

1

50.0

1

50.0

 Been irritable or frustrated

177

74.7

60

25.3

1

8.3

11

91.7

0

0

2

100

 Avoided smiling or laughing

176

73.3

64

26.7

1

14.3

6

85.7

1

25.0

3

75.0

 Avoided talking

176

72.1

68

27.9

1

20.0

4

80.0

1

50.0

1

50.0

Family impacts

 Felt upset

173

73.3

63

26.7

4

30.8

9

69.2

1

50.0

1

50.0

 Felt guilty

169

75.1

56

24.9

8

33.3

16

66.7

1

50.0

1

50.0

 Taken time off work

175

74.5

60

25.5

3

21.4

11

78.6

0

0

1

100

 Had a financial impact on your family

177

72.8

66

27.8

1

14.3

6

85.7

0

0

1

100

  1. 309 parents/caregiver observations were recorded, of whom 187 had children with dmft = 0, 73 dmft > 0 and 58 unknown dmft