Research Article
A Two-Year Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of the CRT® Bacteria Test in Evaluating Caries Risk in Three-Year-Old Children
Table 5
Correlation between CRT-LB levels and caries status.
| Indicators of caries status | LB level and indicators at the initial exam | LB level and indicators in the follow-up exam after two years | LB level and the increase in indicators over the two years | r | | r | | r | |
| dmft | 0.3870 | | 0.3598 | | 0.2645 | <0.01 | dmfs | 0.3804 | <0.0001 | 0.3553 | <0.0001 | 0.2931 | <0.001 | CSI | 0.3892 | | 0.3842 | | 0.3243 | <0.0001 |
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