In this study, the inclusion helps interpret associations such as those between dietary habits and DMFT/dmft indices more accurately, particularly in borderline significance cases.
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Associations Between Diet, Oral Health, and General Development in Romanian School-Age Children.
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While the present study explored potential associations between body composition indicators (BMI and waist-to-height ratio) and dental caries prevalence, it is important to acknowledge that some of these associations did not reach statistical significance.
Instead, interpretation of p -values was made with caution, particularly for marginally significant results (e.g., p -values close to 0.05), and supported by effect size estimates and CIs.