. 2022 May-Jun;15(3):366–370. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2384

Table 4.

Unmet restorative treatment needs among deciduous and mixed dentitions

URTN	Dentition	N	Mean	Std. deviation	p value
Caries—restorable	Deciduous dentition	24	4.92	4.845	0.240
Caries—restorable	Mixed dentition	308	3.70	3.261	0.240
Caries—unrestorable	Deciduous dentition	24	0.63	1.377	0.449
Caries—unrestorable	Mixed dentition	308	0.85	1.511	0.449
Filled with caries	Deciduous dentition	24	0.00	0.000	0.000*
Filled with caries	Mixed dentition	308	0.24	0.615	0.000*
Missing due to caries	Deciduous dentition	24	0.08	0.282	0.000*
Missing due to caries	Mixed dentition	308	0.66	1.017	0.000*
SS crown	Deciduous dentition	24	2.00	2.750	0.163
SS crown	Mixed dentition	308	1.18	1.852	0.163
Space maintainer	Deciduous dentition	24	0.17	0.381	0.060
Space maintainer	Mixed dentition	308	0.33	0.470	0.060
Remaining root	Deciduous dentition	24	0.00	0.000	0.000*
Remaining root	Mixed dentition	308	0.26	0.703	0.000*
Ulcer	Deciduous dentition	24	0.00	0.000^a	Not applicable
Ulcer	Mixed dentition	308	0.00	0.000^a	Not applicable
Fistula	Deciduous dentition	24	0.00	0.000^a	Not applicable
Fistula	Mixed dentition	308	0.00	0.000^a	Not applicable
Abscess	Deciduous dentition	24	0.13	0.338	0.843
Abscess	Mixed dentition	308	0.14	0.438	0.843

Independent t-test *p < 0.05 = significant.

a = t cannot be computed because the standard deviations of both groups are 0.