Do dentists have better oral health compared to general population: a study on oral health status and oral health behavior in Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 1 Comparison of the DMFT (decayed, missed and filled teeth) index among dentists and laypersons

Variables	Dentists (n = 195)			Laypersons (n = 277)			p-value^*
	Male	Female	p-value^a	Male	Female	p-value^b
	(n = 71)	(n = 124)	p-value^a	(n = 199)	(n = 78)	p-value^b
DMFT	3.85(3.4)	5.00(3.6)	0.027	4.08(3.0)	5.54(3.2)	0.001
DMFT	4.58(3.5)			4.49(3.1)			0.780
DT	1.54(2.4)	1.95(2.3)	0.251	3.37(2.7)	4.60(3.1)	0.003
DT	1.80(2.4)			3.72(2.9)			<0.0001
MT	0.31(0.9)	0.31(0.7)	0.980	0.34(0.7)	0.49(0.9)	0.228
MT	0.31(0.8)			0.38(0.8)			0.370
FT	2.00(2.4)	2.75(3.0)	0.063	0.37(0.9)	0.45(1.2)	0.616
FT	2.48(2.8)			0.39(1.0)			<0.0001

Data are expressed in mean (SD).
Bold numbers denote total mean (SD) and p-value among dentists and laypersons.
p-value^a : t-test for differences in mean between males and females among dentists.
p-value^b : t-test for differences in mean between males and females among laypersons.
p-value*: t-test for differences in mean among dentists and laypersons.

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