Table 2.

The means of caries indices (DT, MT, FT and DMFT) of adults according to the age groups

Age group	n	DT	MT	FT	DMFT
19–24	113	2.7	2.5	2.5	7.8
24–29	317	2.9	2.4	3.4	8.7
30–34	254	3.1	2.9	3.8	9.8
35–39	173	3.1	3.8	4.4	11.3
40–44	149	2.6	3.3	4.1	10.0
45–49	116	3.2	4.1	5.2	12.5
50–54	84	2.8	4.6	4.7	11.8
55–59	53	3.3	6.2	5.8	15.3
60–64	24	4.2	8.3	3.8	16.2
65–77	11	4.6	7.7	6.6	18.9
Total	1294	3.0	3.4	4.0	10.3
Statistical significance p < 0.05		0.416	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001