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Table 2 Oral health status of the participants

From: Oral health status and barriers to oral healthcare among children with cerebral palsy attending a health care center in Kampala, Uganda

Variable

Mean ± SD

Plaque score (N = 90)

1.9 ± 0.7

DMFT

3.8 ± 4.4

Characteristic

Frequency (N)/%

Gingival bleeding

 

 Present

40 (44.4)

 Absent

50 (55.6)

Dental erosion

 

 Absent

77 (85.6)

 Present

13 (14.4)

Dental trauma

 

 Absent

76 (84.4)

 Present

11 (12.2)

 Other damage

3 (3.3)

Dental caries

 

 Yes

57 (63.3)

 No

33 (36.7)

Dentition status

 

 Primary dentition

36 (40.0)

 Mixed dentition

38 (42.2)

 Permanent dentition

16 (17.8)

Other oral conditions

 

 Drooling

63 (70.0)

 Bruxism

47 (52.2)

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