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. 2014 Jul 28;7:478. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-478

Table 3.

Caries indices and components

 
Decayed
Missing
Filled
dmf-t
DMF-T
  x¯SD x¯SD x¯SD x¯SD x¯SD
Deciduous dentition
2.63 (2.92)
0.36 (1.38)
0.78 (1.78)
3.70 (4.0)
-
Permanent dentition 2.04 (2.74) 0.40 (0.20) 0.75 (2.13) - 2.83 (3.43)

x¯ = mean.

SD = standard deviation from the mean.

dmf-t = number of decayed, missing due to caries and filled teeth in the primary dentition.

DMF-T = number of decayed, missing due to caries and filled teeth in the permanent dentition.