Oral health parameters for children aged <6 years
| Cystic fibrosis (n=12) | Other chronic respiratory disorders (n=34) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Range | SD | Mean | Range | SD | p value* | |
| *Denotes significance value based on independent t test. | |||||||
| No. of decayed, missing, or filled primary tooth surfaces (dmfs) | 0.17 | 0–1 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0–4 | 1.10 | 0.46 |
| No. of sextants with calculus present | 0.008 | 0–1 | 0.29 | 0.003 | 0–1 | 0.17 | 0.44 |
| No. of healthy sextants | 5.17 | 0–6 | 1.80 | 5.53 | 2–6 | 0.93 | 0.38 |
| No. of primary teeth with enamel defects | 0.25 | 0–2 | 0.62 | 0.21 | 0–2 | 0.54 | 0.82 |