Age was categorised into 6–11-months-old, 12–23-months-old, 23–35-months-old, 35–47-months old; 48–59-months-old and 60–71-months old. The mean dmft, dmfs, and pufa scores for each age group and each tooth type were computed. The prevalence of ECC was calculated as the proportion of participants with ICDAS-1(d
1–6) greater than zero. The percentage of children with ECC was determined according to two ICDAS II thresholds (ICDAS-2(d
1–2), and ICDAS-3(d
3–6)) for non-cavitated and cavitated carious lesions respectively. The differences in mean dmft, dmfs, pufa scores, and the percentages of children with ICDAS 1, 2, and 3 scores among age groups were computed using ANOVA and Chi test respectively.
The prevalence of each ECC risk indicator—frequency of tooth brushing, consumption of refined carbohydrate in-between-meals, daily use of fluoridated toothpaste, and dental service utilization in the 12 months preceding the study—was computed for each age group. The differences in the prevalence of the ECC risk indicators among age groups were also compared using the Chi test.
Linear regression analysis was done to identify risk indicators for the ECC SiC index. Statistical analyses were conducted with
Stata/SE 14.0 for Windows. The significance level was set at
p < 0.05.
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