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 group | Total number | Affected number | Caries prevalence | DMFT (Mean ± SD) | Number of teeth remaining |
| 12 | 74 | 21 | 28.37837% | 6.10 ± 3.846 | 1554 | 13 | 68 | 27 | 39.70588% | 4.81 ± 2.512 | 1501 | 14 | 64 | 31 | 48.4375% | 5.03 ± 2.858 | 1378 | 15 | 60 | 33 | 55% | 5.30 ± 2.506 | 946 | | 266 | 112 | 42.10% | 5.26 ± 2.891 | 5379 |
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