Table 3.

Comparison of total mean of Gingival Index score and individual components of DMFT scores based on variables

Variables		Mean±SD
		DMFT
		Gingival Index Score	Decayed Teeth	Missing Teeth	Filled Teeth	Total DMFT
Gender	Males	0.05±0.1	1.04±1.3	0.01±0.13	0.03±0.2	1.08±1.3
	Females	0.04±0.1	1.04±1.2	0.01±0.1	0.02±0.1	1.07±1.2
	p-Value	0.55	0.94	0.93	0.24	0.82
Previous dental visits	Yes	0.04±0.1	1.11±1.3	0.03±0.2	0.03±0.2	1.2±1.3
	No	0.04±0.1	1.0±1.2	0.01±0.1	0.02±0.1	1.03±1.3
	p-Value	0.97	0.22	0.007*	0.10	0.08
Brushing frequency	Once	0.07±0.4	1.09±1.3	0.01±0.1	0.01±0.1	1.12±1.3
	Twice	0.05± 0.1	0.89± 1.2	0.01± 0.1	0.02± 0.1	0.93± 1.2
	p-Value	0.42	0.03*	0.94	0.29	0.04*
Total		0.04±0.09	1.04±1.3	0.01±0.1	0.02±0.2	1.08±1.3

*p≤0.05 statistically significant