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Table 3 Frequency, incidence, and rates of risk of caries-affected children/surfaces

From: A longitudinal study of early childhood caries incidence in Wenzhou preschool children

 

Observation period (years)

2011–2012

2012–2013

N (persons)

423

538

Number of new caries-affected children

51

22

Person-years of observation

172

149

IDp/100 persons at risk

29.7

14.8

N (surfaces)

35464

47344

Number of new caries-affected surface

1967

1130

Surface-years of observation

33374

42309

IDs/100 surface at risk

5.9

2.7