Research Article

Dental Caries Prevalence among 12–15 Year Old Palestinian Children

Table 5

Shows the prevalence and severity of dental caries and mean DMFT in different age groups (12–15 year old) for males.

Age groupTotal numberAffected numberCaries prevalenceDMFT (Mean ± SD)Number of teeth remaining

12742128.37837%6.10 ± 3.8461554
13682739.70588%4.81 ± 2.5121501
14643148.4375%5.03 ± 2.8581378
15603355%5.30 ± 2.506946
26611242.10% 5.26 ± 2.8915379