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Table 2 Descriptive analysis and statistical differences of dental indices between cases(CHD) and controls(healthy)

From: Oral health-related quality of life and oral manifestations of Syrian children with congenital heart disease: a case-control study

Variable

Dental index

Children Group

N.

Means

SD

P-value

Differences in dental index

dmft index

cases

200

5.245

3.982

0.000

controls

100

2.660

2.244

DMFT index

cases

200

1.615

1.928

0.731

controls

100

1.540

1.424

OHI index

cases

200

2.954

1.266

0.000

controls

100

1.871

0.763

PMGI index

cases

200

1.689

0.493

0.000

controls

100

1.170

0.532

  1. CHD = congenital heart disease; SD = standard deviation, dmft = decay, missing and filling score (primary teeth); DMFT = decay, missing and filling score (permanent teeth)