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Examiner's rated IOTN AC by treatment category and ethnicity |
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| Treatment need |
IOTN AC score |
White |
Black |
Indian |
Chinese |
Mixed (others) |
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| No need for treatment |
1–4 |
1293 (86.3) |
292 (89.0) |
590 (86.3) |
103 (89.6) |
146 (90.1) |
| Moderate/Borderline need |
5–7 |
177 (11.8) |
33 (10.1) |
77 (11.3) |
12 (10.4) |
16 (9.9) |
| Need for treatment |
8–10 |
29 (1.9) |
3 (0.9) |
17 (2.5) |
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| Total |
1499 (100.0) |
328 (100.0) |
684 (100.0) |
115 (100.0) |
162 (100.0) |
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Alkhatib et al. BMC Oral Health 2005 5:8 doi:10.1186/1472-6831-5-8 |
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