Dental health and dental care attendance comparison
Group index
Unhealthy
Healthy
P-value
No.
Percent (%)
No.
Percent (%)
Dental health
Poor
7
21.9
1
3.1
0.013
Average
9
28.1
11
34.4
Good
0
0.0
4
12.5
Dental care attendance
Yes
7
21.9
10
31.3
0.288
No
9
28.1
6
18.8
Declarations
Author contributions
MMM: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. HN: Investigation, Writing—original draft. FO: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Conflicts of interest
All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
This study was approved by the ethics committee of Birjand University of Medical Sciences with code IR.BUMS.REC.1402.071.
Consent to participate
Parents filled out the informed consent before sampling and clinical exams of their children. In addition, the child’s parents were assured of the confidentiality of their information and the non-disclosure of information individually.
Consent to publication
Not applicable.
Availability of data and materials
The data are available based on the eligible request to the corresponding author.
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