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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of 12–17-year-old visually impaired school children (n = 130)

From: Perception of oral health and medical conditions as possible predictors of oral health status in visually impaired adolescents: a cross‐sectional study

Variable

N

%

BOP

Yes

103

79.2

No

27

20.8

DMFT

<3

71

54.6

≥ 3

59

45.4

Caries free

36

27.7

OHI-S

≤1.8

52

40

>1.8

78

60

Good (0–1.2)

18

13.8

Good or fair (0–3)

121

93.1

DI

Good

0

0

Good or fair (0–1.8)

54

41.5

DI = 0

0

0

CI

Good (0–0.6)

120

92.3

Good or fair (0–1.8)

130

100

CI = 0

97

74.6

 

Mean (SD)

Range

OHI-S

2.01 (0.70)

0.83–4.33

DMFT

2.43 (2.24)

0–10

DT

1.92 (2.12)

0–10

MT

0.05 (0.30)

0–3

FT

0.46 (1.05)

0–4

  1. BOP bleeding on probing, OHI-S oral hygiene index-simplified, DMFT decayed, missing and filled teeth, DT decayed teeth, MT missing teeth, FT filled teeth, DI Debris index, CI Calculus index
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