Table 6.

The detailed relation and comparison of data obtained from DMFs and ICDAS II scoring systems

Interpretation comparison	DMFS	ICDAS II	p-value
Healthy (sound) teeth	68,640 88.81%	64,280 83.17%	0.504 ns
Filled teeth	400 (F)	400 (First digit 1 → 8)	1 ns
Missed teeth
240 (M)	199 (due to caries 97) 41 (due to other 98)	1 ns
Non-cavitated teeth surface
Teeth surface with initial enamel lesion after drying (first change)	Data could not be obtained	601 s (second digit 1)
Teeth surface with enamel lesion with distinct change	Data could not be obtained	1720s (second digit 2)
cavitated teeth surface
Localized breakdown of enamel without visible change in dentin	8188 s (D)	3976 s (second digit 3)	0.723 ns
Underlying dark shadow of dentin		2842 s (second digit 4)
Slight cavity in dentin		958 s (second digit 5)
Extensive cavity in dentin		398 s (second digit 6)