Research Article
Orthodontic Treatment as a Protective Factor for Dental Caries Experience and Severity: A Population-Based Study
Table 3
Characteristics of study participants with caries experience (n = 9486).
| | Characteristics | Caries experience | | Any experience | Severe experience | | DT > 0 (n = 3608), % (SE) | FT > 0 (n = 7299), % (SE) | DFT > 0 (n = 8553), % (SE) | DT > 2 (n = 1437), % (SE) | FT > 11 (n = 1475), % (SE) | DFT > 12 (n = 1385), % (SE) |
| | Age (%) | | <24 y (n = 2241) | 84.80 (1.25) | 75.86 (1.47) | 84.80 (1.25) | 9.51 (0.96) | 4.70 (0.76) | 5.63 (0.82) | | ≥24 y and <39 y (n = 4701) | 95.33 (0.52) | 89.01 (0.87) | 95.33 (0.52) | 12.36 (0.79) | 19.62 (1.42) | 18.92 (1.38) | | ≥39 y (n = 2544) | 96.41 (0.48) | 91.97 (0.75) | 96.41 (0.48) | 8.79 (0.84) | 38.97 (1.90) | 35.81 (2.02) |
| | Gender (%) | | Male (n = 4262) | 92.40 (0.72) | 85.07 (1.01) | 92.40 (0.72) | 12.22 (0.85) | 19.43 (1.36) | 18.59 (1.28) | | Female (n = 5224) | 94.50 (0.34) | 89.14 (0.57) | 94.50 (0.34) | 9.34 (0.68) | 24.75 (1.32) | 23.45 (1.22) |
| | Race/ethnicity (%) | | Non-Hispanic Caucasian (n = 2927) | 94.83 (0.45) | 91.46 (0.59) | 94.84 (0.45) | 8.96 (0.66) | 25.68 (1.44) | 24.53 (1.34) | | Non-Hispanic African-American (n = 3204) | 88.90 (0.55) | 70.70 (1.50) | 88.90 (0.55) | 20.38 (1.02) | 9.89 (0.55) | 9.80 (0.48) | | Mexican-American (n = 2940) | 87.40 (0.83) | 71.22 (1.31) | 87.40 (0.82) | 14.79 (0.91) | 13.01 (0.68) | 11.06 (0.81) | | Others (n = 415) | 92.74 (1.43) | 85.48 (2.53) | 92.74 (1.43) | 9.16 (2.29) | 16.27 (2.05) | 15.00 (2.05) |
| | Socioeconomic status (%) | | Low SES: 0–1.3 PIR (n = 3004) | 47.53 (2.09) | 74.83 (1.26) | 90.39 (0.84) | 21.07 (1.43) | 10.17 (1.26) | 13.61 (1.35) | | Medium SES: >1.3–3.5 PIR (n = 3857) | 29.91 (1.39) | 87.32 (0.87) | 93.06 (0.60) | 11.26 (0.73) | 20.26 (1.17) | 18.68 (1.21) | | High SES: >3.5 PIR and above (n = 2625) | 17.16 (1.00) | 92.61 (0.70) | 95.35 (0.53) | 5.45 (0.58) | 29.75 (1.83) | 27.16 (1.73) |
| | Education level (%) | | Less than high school (n = 3105) | 47.74 (1.62) | 72.98 (1.23) | 88.56 (0.73) | 21.59 (1.13) | 8.60 (1.17) | 11.14 (0.86) | | High school or more (n = 6381) | 23.01 (1.15) | 90.81 (0.55) | 94.74 (0.44) | 7.95 (0.62) | 25.66 (1.40) | 23.65 (1.30) |
| | Previous orthodontic treatment (%) | | Yes (n = 1125) | 11.93 (1.19) | 93.06 (1.18) | 93.60 (1.17) | 3.41 (0.77) | 18.90 (1.66) | 15.56 (1.53) | | No (n = 8361) | 32.01 (1.15) | 85.72 (0.80) | 93.45 (0.43) | 12.53 (0.68) | 22.97 (1.36) | 22.44 (1.24) |
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SE, standard error. Significant value at α < 0.05. |
