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Table 1 Demographic details and DMFT/dmft and PUFA/pufa score of primary and permanent dentition of 753 children

From: Clinical consequences of untreated dental caries assessed using PUFA index and its covariates in children residing in orphanages of Pakistan

Characteristic

N (%)

Gender

 Male

543 (72.1)

 Female

210 (27.9)

Age (years)

 4-5

25 (3.3)

 6-12

528 (70.1)

 13-17

200 (26.5)

Permanent dentition

Mean (SD)

 Decay (D)

0.83 (0.38)

 Missing (M)

0.16 (0.37)

 Filled (F)

0.006 (0.08)

 DMFT

1.18 (0.39)

 Pus (P)

0.86 (0.35)

 Ulceration (U)

0.86 (0.35)

 Fistula (F)

0

 Abscess (A)

0

 PUFA

1.14 (0.35)

Primary dentition

Mean (SD)

 Decay (d)

0.97 (0.17)

 Missing (m)

0.02 (0.15)

 Filled (f)

0.007 (0.09)

 dmft

1.04 (0.23)

 pus (p)

0.88 (0.33)

 ulcer (u)

0.09 (0.29)

 fistula (f)

0

 abscess (a)

0.09 (0.29)

 pufa

1.18 (0.57)