Table 1 Oral Health indices. The UNRWA oral health surveys 2011 and 2016
Survey 2011 N = 2781 | Survey 2016a N = 1550 | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | N | ||
Present Teeth | < 0.01** | ||
Median (min;max) | 28 (15–28) | 26 (12–28) | |
DS | |||
Median (min;max) | 2 (0–40) | 2 (0–32) | |
Mean (Standard Deviation, SD) | 3.20 (4.23) | 3.29 (3.99) | 0.08** |
= 0 (%) | 889 (32.0) | 474 (30.6) | 0.35 |
> 0 (%) | 1892 (68.0) | 1076 (69.4) | |
MS | |||
Median (min;max) | 0 (0–15) | 0 (0–10) | |
Mean (SD) | 0.14 (0.90) | 0.22 (1.12) | 0.01** |
= 0 (%) | 2708 (97.4) | 1487 (95.9) | 0.01 |
> 0 (%) | 73 (2.6) | 63 (4.1) | |
FS | |||
Median (min;max) | 0 (0–18) | 0 (0.12) | |
Mean (SD) | 0.58 (1.55) | 0.48 (1.34) | 0.02** |
= 0 (%) | 2189 (78.7) | 1267 (81.7) | 0.02 |
> 0 (%) | 592 (21.3) | 283 (18.3) | |
FT | |||
Median (min-max) | Not collected | (0–11) | |
Mean (SD) | 0.39 (0.98) | ||
= 0 (%) | 1267 (81.7) | ||
> 0 (%) | 283 (18.3) | ||
DMFS | |||
Median (min;max) | 2 (0–40) | 3 (0–32) | |
Mean (SD) | 3.93 (4.71) | 3.99 (4.59) | 0.45** |
= 0 (%) | 747 (26.9) | 421 (27.2) | 0.83 |
> 0 (%) | 2034 (73.1) | 1129 (72.8) | |
DMFT | |||
Median (min-max) | Not collected | 2 (0–21) | |
Mean (SD) | 2.52 (2.51) | ||
= 0 (%) | 421 (27.2) | ||
> 0 (%) | 1129 (72.8) | ||
SEALANTS | |||
Median (min;max) | 0 (0–10) | 0 (0–9) | |
Mean (SD) | 0.20 (0.89) | 0.38 (1.32) | < 0.01** |
= 0 (%) | 2603 (93.6) | 1398 (90.2) | < 0.01 |
> 0 (%) | 178 (6.4) | 152 (9.8) | |