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Table 3 S mutans distribution in ECC children

From: Early childhood caries in preschool children of Kosovo - a serious public health problem

S mutans

N

%

Mean dmft ± SD

Ttest

S mutansclass

    

Class 0

3

2%

3 ± 0

 

Class 1

8

5%

5.4 ± 2.0

P < 0.001

Class 2

51

34%

9.1 ± 3.0

 

Class 3

88

59%

12.8 ± 2.5

 

S mutans values in CFU/mL saliva

    

< 105 (0 and 1)

11

7%

4.7 ± 1.1

T = 5.5

≥ 105 (2 and 3)

139

93%

11.5 ± 3.2

P < 0.001

Total

150

100%

11 ± 3.6

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