Table 6 The detailed relation and comparison of data obtained from DMFs and ICDAS II scoring systems
Interpretation comparison | DMFS | ICDAS II | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Healthy (sound) teeth | 68,640 88.81% | 64,280 83.17% | 0.504 ns |
Filled teeth | 400 (F) | 400 (First digit 1 → 8) | 1 ns |
Missed teeth | |||
240 (M) | 199 (due to caries 97) 41 (due to other 98) | 1 ns | |
Non-cavitated teeth surface | |||
Teeth surface with initial enamel lesion after drying (first change) | Data could not be obtained | 601 s (second digit 1) | |
Teeth surface with enamel lesion with distinct change | Data could not be obtained | 1720s (second digit 2) | |
cavitated teeth surface | |||
Localized breakdown of enamel without visible change in dentin | 8188 s (D) | 3976 s (second digit 3) | 0.723 ns |
Underlying dark shadow of dentin | 2842 s (second digit 4) | ||
Slight cavity in dentin | 958 s (second digit 5) | ||
Extensive cavity in dentin | 398 s (second digit 6) | ||