Research Article
Dental Caries Prevalence among 12–15 Year Old Palestinian Children
Table 3
Shows the prevalence and severity of dental caries mean DMFT in different age groups (12–15 year old).
| Age group | Total number | Affected number | Caries prevalence | DMFT (Mean ± SD) | Number of teeth remaining |
| 12 | 175 | 71 | 40.57% | 5.52 ± 2.766 | 3997 | 13 | 170 | 71 | 41.76% | 5.58 ± 2.745 | 3929 | 14 | 167 | 101 | 60.47% | 5.23 ± 3.304 | 3655 | 15 | 165 | 125 | 75.75% | 5.23 ± 2.606 | 3132 | | 677 | 368 | 54.35% |
5.39 ± 2.85525 | 14713 |
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