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Table 3 Descriptive DMFT data for both cities, at a threshold of white spot lesion and caries into dentine

From: The association between social deprivation and the prevalence and severity of dental caries and fluorosis in populations with and without water fluoridation

 

Mean D1-6MFT white spot (SD)

95% confidence interval

Mean D4-6MFT dentine caries (SD)

95% confidence interval

% D1-6MFT >0 white spot

% D4-6MFT >0 dentine caries

Mean D1-6MFT >0 white spot (SD)

Mean D4-6MFT >0 dentine caries (SD)

  

Lower

Upper

 

Lower

Upper

    

Manchester (Clinical)

4.48 (3.80)

4.23

4.73

1.07 (1.53)

0.97

1.17

85%

46%

5.29 (3.57)

2.33 (1.47)

Newcastle (Clinical)

2.94 (2.85)

2.76

3.13

0.65 (1.18)

0.58

0.73

75%

32%

3.93 (2.65)

2.01 (1.24)

Manchester (Photo)

3.44 (3.31)

3.22

3.66

0.98 (1.42)

0.88

1.07

80%

46%

4.32 (3.16)

2.15 (1.38)

Newcastle (Photo)

2.51 (2.83)

2.33

2.70

0.58 (1.09)

0.51

0.65

67%

31%

3.74 (2.71)

1.87 (1.19)

2008 12 yr old NHS DEP survey

   

Mean D 3 MFT

95% confidence Interval

 

% D 3 MFT > 0

 

Mean D 3 MFT > 0

     

Lower

Upper

    

Manchester NHS DEP data

   

1.12

0.96

1.28

 

47%

 

2.36

Newcastle NHS DEP data

   

0.82

0.72

0.91

 

38%

 

2.14

  1. Data from NHS DEP survey 2008 on 12 year olds shown for both cities.
  2. Footnote. The data presented for the DEP is for illustration only – no statistical analyses were conducted.