Table 2.
Mean dmft and dmfs scores for children included in the study according to age and geographical location
| Location | Mean dmft and dmfs scores | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | d | m | f | dmft | SiC10 | SiC | ds | ms | fs | dmfs | |
| Rural: 2–3 years | 31 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Rural: 4–5 years | 17 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Remote: 2–3 years | 50 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| Remote: 4–5 years | 55 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 3.5 | 13.7 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| Metropolitan: 2–3 years | 10 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Metropolitan: 4–5 years | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Total | 173 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 12.7 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
n number of children, d decayed teeth, m missing teeth, f filled teeth, dmft decayed, missing, filled teeth, ds decayed surfaces, ms missing surfaces, fs filled surfaces, dmfs decayed, missing, filled surfaces