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Table 3 Distribution of the sample according to deft scores

From: Prevalence of dental caries among a cohort of preschool children living in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka: A descriptive cross sectional study

Deft score

For girls

For boys

0

114 (56.4)

138 (66.8%)

1

14 (6.9%)

19 (8.7%)

2

17 (8.4%)

14 (6.7%)

3

10 (5.0%)

11 (5.3%)

4

20 (9.9%)

9 (4.3%)

5

6 (3.0%)

5 (2.4%)

6

8 (4.0%)

5 (2.4%)

7

5 (2.5%)

2 (1.0%)

8

2 (1.0%)

2 (1.0%)

9

1 (0.5%)

0 (0.0%)

10

4 (2.0%)

2 (1.0%)

12

1 (0.5%)

1 (0.5%)