Prevalence of First Permanent Molar Caries in and Its Relationship to the Dental Knowledge of 9–12-Year Olds from Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Table 4

Caries status of the first permanent molar in relation to receiving advice from the dentist about cleaning their teeth after eating sugary foods or drinks (𝑁=222).

Did you receive advise from your dentist about cleaning your teeth?		All molars sound		One carious molar		Two carious molars		Three carious molars		All molars carious		Total
		𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑁	%
Yes	12%	10	37	8	28	5	19	2	8	2	8	27	100
No	88%	45	23	49	25	57	29	31	17	23	6	195	100
Total	100%	55	25	57	26	62	27	33	16	25	6	222	100

Chi-square (𝜒²)=8.96,𝑃<0.05 significant.