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Table 1 The dental caries status of schoolchildren aged 6–8 years in Hangzhou, China (N = 5595)

From: Dental caries status and its associated factors among schoolchildren aged 6–8 years in Hangzhou, China: a cross-sectional study

 

Schoolchildren with caries (n)

Prevalence of dental caries (%)

dt/DT

mt/MT

ft/FT

Mean dmft/DMFT

Filling rate (%)

Mean

Constituent ratio (%)

Mean

Constituent ratio (%)

Mean

Constituent ratio (%)

Deciduous teeth

2185

39.05

0.93

57.06

0.03

1.84

0.67

41.10

1.63

40.98

Permanent teeth

1200

21.45

0.41

85.42

0.00

0

0.06

12.50

0.48

12.38

Total

2953

52.78

1.34

63.51

0.04

1.90

0.73

34.60

2.11

34.53

  1. dt/DT decayed teeth index for (deciduous + permanent), mt/MT missing teeth index for (deciduous + permanent), ft/FT filled teeth index for (deciduous + permanent), dmft/DMFT decayed, missing, and filled teeth index for (deciduous + permanent)