Table 2.
Distribution of caries experienced according to the type of adolescents and age group
| Adolescents | N | CP | Prev (%) | D+d | M+m | F+f | Combine DMFT | Mean DMFT | SiC | SiC index/DMFT ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almajirai | 366 | 93 | 25.4 | 282 | 5 | 3 | 289 | 0.6 ± 1.3 | 3.6 | 6.0 |
| Public school | 328 | 66 | 20.1 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 4.2 | 10.5 |
| Total | 694 | 159 | 22.9 | 431 | 8 | 3 | 441 | 0.5 ± 1.2 | 3.7 | 7.4 |
| Age groups (years) | ||||||||||
| 10 | 166 | 43 | 25.9 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 0.6 ± 1.4 | 3.3 | 5.5 |
| 11 | 204 | 49 | 24.0 | 263 | 3 | 1 | 267 | 0.5 ± 1.1 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
| 12 | 324 | 67 | 20.7 | 411 | 8 | 2 | 421 | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 4.1 | 10.25 |
CP = caries present, Prev.= prevalence, D=decayed permanent teeth, d=decayed primary teeth, M=missing permanent teeth, m=missing primary teeth, F=filled permanent teeth, f=filled primary teeth, DMFT=decayed, missing, and filled teeth, SiC=significant caries index