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Table 1 The oral indexes of different gender and source of students

From: Oral health survey and oral health questionnaire for high school students in Tibet, China

 

Male

Female

Students from rural areas

Students from urban areas

Average

Mean DMFT

0.79

1.12

0.39

1.48*

0.97

Caries prevalence rate (%)

34.49

44.42

16.16

64.00*

39.96

Detection rate of gingivitis (%)

61.90

58.72

63. 24

56. 13

59.50

Detection rate of dental calculus (%)

63.34

61.02

64. 22

60. 51

62.64

OHI-S

0.78

0.63

0.70

0.66

0.69

DI-S

0.41

0.33

0.35

0.38

0.36

CI-S

0.37

0.30

0.35

0.28

0.33

CFI

0.23

0.35

0.42

0.15*

0.29

Prevalence rate of dental fluorosis (%)

6.18

9.72

11.86

5.34*

8.13

  1. *P < 0.05, the significant difference was between students from rural areas and those from urban areas.