Does stunting modify the impact of salivary factors and early childhood caries on oral health-related quality of life?

BMC Public Health · 2026 · PMC13321754 · PMID 42098660

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.054so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The mean deft score was significantly higher among non-stunted children compared to stunted children ( p = 0.020), while the difference in deft percentage approached but did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.054).

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