Subjective oral and general health measures | C-OIDP score Mean (SD) | P value |
---|---|---|
Self-rated oral healtha | ||
Good (n = 155) | 11.30 (7.97) | < 0.001 |
Bad (n = 53) | 18.39 (8.72) | |
Self-rated general healtha | ||
Good (n = 137) | 10.97 (8.22) | < 0.001 |
Bad (n = 71) | 17.25 (8.19) | |
Perceived oral treatment needsa | ||
Yes (n = 70) | 17.34 (8.07) | < 0.001 |
No (n = 138) | 10.97 (8.26) | |
Satisfaction with oral healtha | ||
Satisfied (n = 119) | 10.00 (7.85) | < 0.001 |
Not satisfied (n = 89) | 17.28 (8.10) | |
Self-reported oral problemsa | ||
Present (n = 134) | 15.78 (8.07) | < 0.001 |
Not present (n = 74) | 8.27 (7.74) | |
Clinical, socio – demographic and behavioral variables | ||
Caries experiencea | ||
DMFT+dmft =0 (n = 15) | 4.81 (7.55) | < 0.001 |
DMFT+dmft ≥1 (n = 193) | 13.75 (8.48) | |
Gingival health statusa | ||
GI ≤ 1 (n = 65) | 11.15 (9.02) | < 0.05 |
GI > 1 (n = 143) | 14.00 (8.46) | |
Malocclusiona | ||
Present (n = 18) | 13.94 (8.42) | < 0.001 |
Not present (n = 190) | 4.39 (6.95) | |
Child’s gendera | ||
Male (n = 93) | 12.68 (8.06) | > 0.05 |
Female (n = 115) | 13.47 (9.24) | |
Mother’s educational levela | ||
≤ 8 years (n = 86) | 15.47 (8.15) | < 0.01 |
> 8 years (n = 122) | 11.45 (8.75) | |
Tooth brushinga | ||
≥ twice a day (n = 113) | 12.02 (8.80) | > 0.05 |
≤ once a day (n = 95) | 14.41 (8.48) | |
Dental attendancea | ||
Regular dental check-up (n = 64) | 8.48 (8.15) | < 0.001 |
Symptom-oriented (n = 144) | 15.17 (8.17) | |
Dental flossinga | ||
Use (n = 41) | 9.11 (8.05) | < 0.01 |
Don’t use (n = 167) | 14.09 (8.61) | |
Daily between meals frequency of sugar intakea | ||
≥ 3 a day (n = 39) | 16.59 (9.01) | < 0.05 |
< 3 a day (n = 169) | 12.31 (8.47) | |
Health insurance statusa | ||
Insured (n = 192) | 13.31 (8.68) | > 0.05 |
Uninsured (n = 16) | 10.67 (8.92) | |
Number of children in the family (r) | 0.273 | < 0.01 |
Mother’s age (r) | 0.019 | > 0.05 |
Family monthly income (r) | 0.054 | > 0.05 |