Table 7 Proportion of subjects “caries free” in each quintile of deprivation for each detection method and threshold
Proportion “Caries free” for each quintile of deprivation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
White spot lesion Clinical | Newcastle | 39% | 32% | 22% | 13% | 16% |
Manchester | 31% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 9% | |
Chi Square test | p > 0.05 | p <0.01 | p < 0.05 | p = 0.05 | p > 0.05 | |
Caries in dentine Clinical | Newcastle | 78% | 75% | 68% | 58% | 56% |
Manchester | 72% | 59% | 57% | 46% | 39% | |
Chi Square test | p > 0.05 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.01 | |
White spot lesion Photo | Newcastle | 52% | 40% | 31% | 17% | 19% |
Manchester | 37% | 24% | 20% | 12% | 10% | |
Chi Square test | p < 0.05 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |
Caries in dentine Photo | Newcastle | 77% | 78% | 69% | 61% | 57% |
Manchester | 75% | 59% | 51% | 48% | 40% | |
Chi Square test | p > 0.05 | p <0.01 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.01 | |