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Table 5 Association of type of orphanage and pain characteristics with dental visiting in past year

From: Clinical consequences of untreated dental caries assessed using PUFA index and its covariates in children residing in orphanages of Pakistan

Characteristic

Dental visiting in past year

Yes

No

p value

Type of Orphanage

 Government owned

106 (28.8)

262 (71.2)

 

 Private owned

64 (16.6)

321 (83.4)

<0.001*

Do you feel any pain in your teeth

 Yes

26 (33.8)

51 (66.2)

 

 No

144 (21.3)

532 (78.7)

0.013*

Do you ever have pain at night

 Yes

9 (47.4)

10 (52.6)

 

 No

161 (21.9)

573 (78.1)

0.009*

  1. *Significant at 0.05 level