Without caries experience (n = 107) | With caries experience (n = 86) | p-value* | |||
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Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | ||
Total score | 1.20 (2.06) | 0.00 | 3.45 (3.12) | 2.00 | <0.001 |
Difficulty eating | 0.35 (0.70) | 0.00 | 0.91 (0.75) | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Difficulty drinking | 0.09 (0.40) | 0.00 | 0.25 (0.50) | 0.00 | 0.002 |
Difficulty speaking | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.00 | 0.22 (0.56) | 0.00 | 0.047 |
Difficulty playing | 0.06 (0.24) | 0.00 | 0.33 (0.66) | 0.00 | 0.001 |
Difficulty sleeping | 0.15 (0.45) | 0.00 | 0.62 (0.80) | 0.00 | <0.001 |
Avoiding smiling (due to pain) | 0.13 (0.34) | 0.00 | 0.50 (0.78) | 0.00 | 0.001 |
Avoiding smiling (due to appearance) | 0.35 (0.63) | 0.00 | 0.63 (0.82) | 0.00 | 0.018 |