Table 2 Oral health status of preschool children
Variable | Grading n(%) | Mean | Standard deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Severity/category | n(%) | |||
Pre-brushing plaque scorea | Poor (> 35%) | 92 (100) | 90.3 | 10.2 |
Post-brushing plaque scorea | Poor (> 35%) | 92 (100) | 79.5 | 9.7 |
Plaque score change | – | 10.8 | 2.4 | |
Gingival Indexb | No gingivitis | 28 (30) | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Mild gingivitis | 46 (50) | |||
Moderate gingivitis | 18 (19.6) | |||
Dental caries statusc | dfs(1–3) | 54 (58.7) | 8.1 | 9.3 |
dfs(4–6) | 34 (37) | 10.5 | 15.5 | |
dfs(1–6) | 88 (95.6) | 18.8 | 12.3 | |