Table 1. Percentage distribution of 12-year-old adolescents with at least one tooth with PFS and DMFT experience.
The p-value was calculated using the nonparametric test for trends across ordered groups: p=0.509.
*% of sealants=percentage of 12-year-old adolescents with at least one tooth with PFS.
†Caries prevalence in the age group of 10 to 14 years old.
‡Population of 12 years old.
PFS, pit and fissure sealants; DMFT, decayed, missing, and filled teeth
Year | % of sealants* | %DMFT>0, 10-14† | N, 12 years old‡ |
2005 | 0.4 | 76.9 | 2714 |
2006 | 2.2 | 78.0 | 2992 |
2007 | 2.0 | 73.8 | 3269 |
2008 | 2.4 | 69.9 | 3547 |
2009 | 2.2 | 67.8 | 3758 |
2010 | 1.4 | 63.2 | 4245 |
2011 | 1.1 | 65.5 | 3769 |
2012 | 1.3 | 65.2 | 5391 |
2013 | 1.2 | 63.2 | 5072 |
2014 | 1.5 | 61.6 | 4882 |