Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among school-aged children in Tripoli, Libya: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Dental caries among first- and seventh-grade children in Tripoli, Libya

School grade	N (%)				Severity score, mean ± SD^c	SiC score, mean ± SD^d
School grade	Decayed^a	Missing	Filled	Total decay^b	Severity score, mean ± SD^c	SiC score, mean ± SD^d
First grade (n = 1000)					dmft	dmft
Total	766 (76.9)	53 (5.3)	63 (6.3)	777 (78.0)	3.7 ± 3.3	7.5 ± 2.3
Abu Saleem	382 (77.0)	19 (3.8)	37 (7.5)	386 (77.8)	3.7 ± 3.3	7.4 ± 2.3
Hey al Andalus	384 (76.8)	34 (6.8)	26 (2.5)	391 (78.2)	3.7 ± 3.3	7.8 ± 2.4
Seventh grade (n = 934)					DMFT	DMFT
Total	407 (43.6)	63 (6.7)	59 (10.0)	450 (48.2)	1.7 ± 1.6	3.1 ± 3.6
Abu Saleem	135 (45.3)	28 (6.5)	59 (13.7)	210 (48.8)	1.4 ± 1.9	3.1 ± 1.8
Hey al Andalus	212 (42.1)	35 (6.9)	35 (6.9)	240 (47.6)	1.0 ± 1.4	3.0 ± 1.3

SiC significant caries index, DMFT delayed, missing, or filled permanent teeth, dmft delayed, missing, or filled primary teeth
^aDecayed tooth status includes untreated lesions or decay
^bTotal decay (or caries experience) includes any child with any tooth that is decayed, missing, or filled due to dental decay
^cSeverity score is the mean number of decayed, missing, or filled teeth (DMFT or dmft), both treated and untreated
^dSiC score is the mean DMFT or dmft of one-third of the study group with the highest caries score

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