Table 1.

Mean decayed, missing and filled tooth (dmft) score for primary teeth, according to age and gender

Variable	n (%)	dmft (mean ± SD	Prevalence (%)
Age
3 years	103 (18.6)	1.4 ± 2.4	45.6
4 years	254 (45.9)	2.2 ± 3.2	52.4
5 years	196 (35.4)	2.8 ± 4.0	56.1
Gender
Boys	266 (48.1)	2.2 ± 3.3	53.0
Girls	287 (51.9)	2.2 ± 3.5	51.9
Total	553	2.2 ± 3.4	52.4

SD, standard deviation.