Table 2 Frequency distribution of clinically examined oral health problems, by gender (N = 700)
Oral health problems (clinical) | Frequency N = 700 | Gender | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys 361 (51.6%) | Girls 339 (48.4%) | |||
Decay prevalence (1 + D) | ||||
Yes | 241 (34.4%) | 119 (33.0%) | 122 (36.0%) | 0.4 |
No | 459 (65.6%) | 242 (67.0%) | 217 (64.0%) | |
Missing prevalence (1 + M) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 142 (20.3%) | 42 (11.6%) | 100 (29.5%) | |
No | 558 (79.7%) | 319 (88.4%) | 239 (70.5%) | |
Filled prevalence (1 + F) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 172 (24.6%) | 34 (9.4%) | 138 (40.7%) | |
No | 528 (75.4%) | 327 (90.6%) | 201 (59.3%) | |
DMFT—mean (SD) | 3.8 (0.75) | 3.54 (0.63) | 4.06 (0.77) | < 0.001 |
Decay severity (DT)—mean (SD) | 1.31 (1.81) | 1.29 (1.83) | 1.33 (1.80) | 0.7 |
Missing severity (MT)—mean (SD) | 0.95 (1.38) | 0.97 (1.25) | 0.92 (1.50) | 0.6 |
Filled severity (FT)—mean (SD) | 1.46 (1.57) | 1.22 (1.41) | 1.73 (1.69) | < 0.001 |
Gingival Index | 0.03 | |||
Normal gingiva | 573 (81.9%) | 303 (84%) | 270 (79.6%) | |
Mild inflammation | 72 (10.3%) | 39 (10.8%) | 33 (9.7%) | |
1Moderate/severe inflammation | 55 (7.8%) | 19 (5.2%) | 36 (10.6%) | |
Plaque Index | 0.002 | |||
Absence of plaque | 443 (63.3%) | 251 (69.5%) | 192 (56.6%) | |
Mild accumulation | 124 (17.7%) | 52 (14.4%) | 72 (21.2%) | |
1Moderate/severe accumulation | 133 (19%) | 58 (16%) | 75 (22.1%) | |