Table 6.
Distribution of the patients by the number of carious PFMs and their group averages.
| DMFT index for PMSs | Mean DMFT indices for PFMs Mean ± SD(*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Number |
No caries number (%) |
1 caries number (%) |
2 caries number (%) |
3 caries number (%) |
4 caries number (%) |
|
| Group 1 | 30 | 9 (30%) |
4 (13.3%) |
5 (16.6%) |
3 (10%) |
9 (30%) |
1.97 ± 1.65 |
| Group 2 | 30 | 10 (33.3%) |
9 (30%) |
4 (13.3%) |
2 (6.6%) |
5 (16.6%) |
1.43 ± 1.45 |
| Group 3 | 30 | 6 (20%) |
6 (20%) |
6 (20%) |
6 (20%) |
6 (20%) |
2 ± 1.43 |
| Total | 90 | 25 (27.7%) |
19 (21.1%) |
15 (16.6%) |
11 (12.2%) |
20 (22.2%) |
1.80 ± 1.52 |
| Kruskal Wallis p = 0.28 |
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*
Standard deviation.