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Table 4 Mean dmft, dmfs, DMFT and DMFS scores obtained from using the CAST instrument (codes 2, 5-8) and the WHO criterion with corresponding 95% Confidence Interval (CI) of the difference and correlation coefficient ( r )

From: Assessing caries status according to the CAST instrument and WHO criterion in epidemiological studies

 

CAST

WHO

  
 

x ¯     

x ¯    

95% CI of the difference

r

dmft

1.92

1.99

-0.14

0.01

0.95

dmfs

5.31

5.34

-0.29

0.23

0.93

DMFT

0.20

0.19

-0.03

0.05

0.78

DMFS

0.33

0.30

-0.05

0.11

0.72