Dental Treatment Needs in Vancouver Inner-City Elementary School-Aged Children
Table 3
Dental treatment needs in different age groups (primary and permanent dentitions combined)#.
Age groups ()
One-surface filling (%)
Two-surface filling (%)
Three-surface filling (%)
Four-surface filling* (%)
Pulp care (%)
Extraction (% )#
Needs treatment (%)
Total (547)
84 (15.4)
81 (14.8)
31 (5.7)
46 (8.3)
55 (10.1)
24 (4.4)
176 (32.1)
Kindergarten (90)
13 (14.4)
15 (16.7)
7 (7.8)
10 (8.8)
12 (13.3)
3 (3.3)
28 (31.1)
Grades 1-2 (169)
19 (11.2)
30 (17.8)
13 (7.7)
19 (11.2)
25 (14.8)
6 (3.6)
53 (31.3)
Grades 3-4 (129)
19 (14.7)
18 (14.0)
6 (4.7)
12 (9.3)
13 (10.1)
8 (6.2)
45 (34.8)
Grades 5–7 (159)
33 (20.8)
18 (11.3)
5 (3.1)
5 (3.1)
5 (3.1)
7 (4.4)
50 (31.4)
Chi-Square Test
Missing data due to children’s inability to answer, or information was incomplete. Needs a four-surface filling or a crown; need for extractions in severely damaged teeth; none of the permanent teeth needed to be extracted.
