Table 4.
Comparison of dmft and DMFT indices based on “Nationality” and “Age”.
| Nationality | dt 3 | mt 4 | ft 5 | dmft 1 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR9 | 3.23 (2.19) | 0.22 (0.52) | 0.28 (0.71) | 3.74 (2.29) | 0.01* |
| AF 10 | 4.05 (1.88) | 0.24 (0.64) | 0.12 (0.40) | 4.41 (2.01) | |
| DT 6 | MT 7 | FT 8 | DMFT 2 | p-value | |
| IR | 1.20 (1.05) | 0.09 (0.28) | 0.19 (0.39) | 1.47 (1.17) | 0.05 |
| AF | 1.63 (1.14) | 0.12 (0.35) | 0.04 (0.18) | 1.78 (1.25) | |
| Age | dt | mt | ft | dmft | p-value |
| 8 | 4.11 (2.21) | 0.35 (0.73) | 0.15 (0.49) | 4.61 (2.35) | <0.01 * |
| 9 | 4.05 (1.86) | 0.23 (0.60) | 0.19 (0.54) | 4.47 (1.91) | |
| 10 | 1.97 (1.24) | 0.03 (0.17) | 0.03 (0.17) | 2.03 (1.24) | |
| DT | MT | FT | DMFT | p-value | |
| 8 | 1.24 (0.99) | 0.11 (0.36) | 0.01 (0.12) | 1.36 (1.09) | <0.01 * |
| 9 | 1.44 (1.07) | 0.10 (0.32) | 0.09 (0.29) | 1.64 (1.17) | |
| 10 | 2.56 (1.28) | 0.15 (0.36) | 0.09 (0.29) | 2.79 (1.36) |
1 dmft: caries experience in the primary dentition; 2 DMFT: caries experience in the permanent dentition; 3 dt—decayed teeth in the primary dentition; 4 mt—missing teeth in the primary dentition; 5 ft—filled teeth in the primary dentition; 6 DT—decayed teeth in the permanent dentition; 7 MT—missing teeth in the permanent dentition; 8 FT—filled teeth in the permanent dentition; 9 IR: Iranians; 10 AF: Afghans. (p-value *: Statistically significant); Data presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.