Table 2 Dental caries experience (dmft/DMFT) in children by age, gender, type of area and region in SL (n = 1174).

From: Unmet need in Sierra Leone: a national oral health survey of schoolchildren

Characteristics		Age (yrs)	Cases (n)	D_2-6MFT		D_3-6MFT		D_4-6MFT		D_5-6MFT		D₆MFT		Missing teeth (MT)		Filled teeth (FT)
Characteristics		Age (yrs)	Cases (n)	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean
All*		6^d	431	84	4.65	72	3.47	51	1.71	28	0.76	16	0.38	6	0.14	0	0
		6	406	56	1.32	41	0.85	11	0.17	2	0.02	1	0.01	0	0	0	0
		12	253	83	4.34	65	2.94	40	1.04	21	0.4	15	0.24	2	0.06	0	0
		15	490	90	5.79	79	4.3	53	1.58	27	0.53	19	0.32	4	0.04	0	0
Sex	Female	6^d	211	81	4.27	68	3.12	48	1.60	27	0.69	18	0.39	6	0.14	0	0
		6	198	50	1.14	35	0.69	6	0.11	1	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
		12	139	87	4.76	69	3.29	46	1.12	22	0.39	14	0.19	2	0.02	0	0
		15	266	91	5.98	79	4.32	54	1.65	28	0.54	19	0.33	3	0.04	0	0
	Male	6^d	220	87	5	76	3.80	54	1.82	30	0.82	15	0.36	6	0.14	0	0
		6	208	61	1.49	47	1	15	0.22	4	0.04	2	0.02	0	0	0	0
		12	114	77	3.82	61	2.53	32	0.95	20	0.41	16	0.29	3	0.12	0	0
		15	224	89	5.56	80	4.28	52	1.49	26	0.53	18	0.30	4	0.05	0	0
Type of area	Urban	6^d	255	83	4.50	73	3.36	49	1.60	28	0.76	17	0.43	5	0.14	0	0
		6	241	54	1.14	37	0.68	10	0.15	2	0.02	1	0.01	0	0	0	0
		12	138	78	4.01	63	2.78	42	1.04	25	0.41	17	0.30	4	0.12	0	0
		15	303	90	5.59	76	3.99	53	1.46	25	0.46	18	0.28	4	0.05	0	0
	Rural	6^d	176	86	4.86	72	3.63	53	1.87	29	0.76	16	0.30	6	0.13	0	0
		6	165	58	1.57	48	1.10	12	0.19	3	0.03	1	0.01	0	0	0	0
		12	115	88	4.72	68	3.14	37	1.05	17	0.32	12	0.17	1	0.01	0	0
		15	187	90	6.12	84	4.81	52	1.76	30	0.66	20	0.38	3	0.04	0	0
Region*	East	6^d	85	99	6.54	98	6.16	75	2.75	35	0.96	12	0.24	2	0.02	0	0
		6	75	85	1.95	84	1.83	19	0.35	1	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
		12	36	100	7.72	100	7.05	72	2.36	28	0.50	8	0.11	0	0	0	0
		15	112	100	7.94	99	7.13	79	2.88	31	0.62	11	0.18	2	0.02	0	0
	North	6^d	90	94	5.18	87	4.01	69	2.37	37	1	18	0.42	2	0.02	0	0
		6	89	66	1.63	47	1.02	20	0.28	4	0.04	2	0.02	0	0	0	0
		12	34	100	5.08	76	3.26	38	1.41	18	0.35	9	0.12	0	0	0	0
		15	74	100	6.34	95	4.88	58	2.07	36	0.88	26	0.47	5	0.05	0	0
	South	6^d	123	93	5.77	81	3.63	41	1.18	24	0.64	16	0.37	6	0.18	0	0
		6	115	70	1.83	50	0.97	7	0.11	3	0.03	1	0.02	0	0	0	0
		12	82	95	5.09	78	3.34	37	0.76	15	0.23	11	0.16	2	0.02	0	0
		15	143	98	6.64	87	4.88	41	1.02	16	0.29	13	0.17	1	0.01	0	0
	West	6^d	133	59	2.03	38	1.23	32	1.10	22	0.57	19	0.44	10	0.26	0	0
		6	127	17	0.25	4	0.05	2	0.02	1	0.01	1	0.01	0	0	0	0
		12	101	60	2.27	39	1.05	32	0.68	26	0.44	22	0.39	4	0.15	0	0
		15	161	72	3.29	51	1.55	43	0.94	30	0.54	26	0.47	7	0.09	0	0

d = deciduous dentition.
*p < 0.05.

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Table 2 Dental caries experience (dmft/DMFT) in children by age, gender, type of area and region in SL (n = 1174).

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