Dental Caries Pattern and Treatment Needs among Ugandan Adolescent Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

The frequency distribution of the decayed teeth according to specific treatment needs, gender, and age group (n = 696).

Variable		Specific treatment needs for decayed teeth
		Filling, n (%)	Pulp therapy, n (%)	Extraction, n (%)	Total, n
Overall		579 (83.2)	73 (10.5)	44 (6.3)	696
Gender	Male	216 (86.0)	22 (8.8)	13 (5.2)	251
	Female	363 (81.6)	51 (11.5)	31 (6.9)	445
Age (in years)	11–13	50 (90.9)	3 (5.5)	2 (3.6)	55
	14–16	231 (80.8)	34 (11.9)	21 (7.3)	286
	17–19	298 (83.9)	36 (10.2)	21 (5.9)	355

n: number; cross-tabulations of treatment needs for decayed teeth by gender.