Clinical Study
Oral Health Status of Children Living in Gorom-Gorom, Oudalan District, Burkina Faso
Table 1
Caries experience by age, gender, fluorosis, and cleanliness of hands as count (percent in row) and odds ratio (OR) for each category.
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| | dmft/DMFT0 | dmft/DMFT0 | OR | | -value | | (%) | (%) |
| | Age | | | | | | | 5-6-year-old | 34 (10.1) | 304 (89.9) | 0.1 | 0.1-0.2 | | | 12-year-old | 81 (22.9) | 273 (77.1) | 0.3 | 0.2–0.4 |
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| (b) |
| | dmft/DMFT0 | dmft/DMFT0 | OR | | -value | | (%) | (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | | Male | 64 (17.9) | 294 (82.1) | 0.2 | 0.2-0.3 | | | Female | 51 (15.3) | 283 (84.7) | 0.2 | 0.1-0.2 |
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| (c) |
| | Fluorosis | dmft/DMFT0 | dmft/DMFT0 | OR | | -value | | (%) | (%) |
| | No sign or Uncertain | 11 (18.0) | 50 (82.0) | 0.2 | 0.1–0.4 | | | Very slight | 44 (12.8) | 299 (87.2) | 0.2 | 0.1-0.2 | | Slight | 40 (18.8) | 173 (81.2) | 0.2 | 0.2-0.3 | | Moderate or Severe | 19 (26.4) | 53 (73.6) | 0.4 | 0.2–0.6 |
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| (d) |
| | Cleanliness of hands | dmft/DMFT0 | dmft/DMFT=0 | OR | | -value | | (%) | (%) |
| | Clean | 35 (11.9) | 258 (88.1) | 0.1 | 0.1-0.2 | | | Dirty | 43 (21.7) | 155 (78.3) | 0.3 | 0.2–0.4 | | Crusted | 37 (18.5) | 163 (81.5) | 0.3 | 0.1–0.3 |
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