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Table 1 Dental caries prevalence and dmft in infants aged 1.6 and 3 years in both urban and rural areas

From: Analysis of risk factors for dental caries in infants: a comparison between urban and rural areas

Age (years)

Number (%)

dmft

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

1.6

2 (1.4)

7 (8.3)***

0.05 ± 0.46

0.26 ± 0.96*

3.0

38 (25.7)

40 (47.6)***

0.88 ± 1.97

1.73 ± 2.69**

  1. The dmft values are means ± SD (n = 232). The dmft is the mean number of caries. The Chi-square test was used to compare prevalence values and an unpaired t test was used to compare dmft data
  2. * Tendency to significance (<10% level) vs. urban. ** and *** represent 5%, and <1% levels of statistical significance versus urban, respectively
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

ISSN: 1347-4715

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