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Table 4 Mean dental fear scores in relation to caries experience in permanent teeth

From: Effects of child characteristics and dental history on dental fear: cross-sectional study

Caries severity

Total

F Value

(P value)

N (%)

Mean (SD)

95% CI

No caries

232 (15.2)

27.91 (10.4a)

26.6–29.3

10.23‡

(< 0.001*)

Low caries

330 (21.7)

27.36 (9.3ab)

26.3–28.4

Moderate caries

418 (27.5)

25.96 (9.3bc)

25.1–26.9

Severe caries

542 (35.6)

24.51 (8.6c)

23.8–25.2

Total

1522 (100)

26.05 (9.3)

25.6–26.5

 
  1. N total number of children, SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval
  2. *Statistically significant (P < 0.05), ‡Analysis of variance
  3. Means sharing the same alphabetical letter superscripts are not significantly different from each other (post-hoc, P ≥ 0.05)
  4. Means that have different alphabetical letter superscripts are significantly different from each other (post-hoc, P < 0.05)
  5. No caries DMFT = zero, low caries < 2.7, moderate caries ≥2.7 to ≤4.4, severe caries≥4.5
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