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SUBMITTER: Preisser JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3424072 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Preisser J S JS Stamm J W JW Long D L DL Kincade M E ME
Caries research 20120615 4
Over the past 5-10 years, zero-inflated (ZI) count regression models have been increasingly applied to the analysis of dental caries indices (e.g. DMFT, dfms). The main reason for that is linked to the broad decline in children's caries experience, such that dmf and DMF indices more frequently generate low or even zero counts. This article specifically reviews the application of ZI Poisson and ZI negative binomial regression models to dental caries, with emphasis on the description of the models ...[more]