Table 2: DMFT Scores reported in other global settings (2005-2018).

Country (Author & Year) Study size (n) Age range (Years) Percent with tooth decay DMFT index Mean (SD)
Germany (Goetz, et al. [21]) 102 16-64 86.3 6.89 (5.5)
Algeria (Almerich-Silla, Montiel-Company, & Ruiz-Miravet, et al. [22]) 360 6-7 47.2 0.48
212 11-13 63.2 1.69
Uganda (Batwala, Mulogo, & Arubaku [17]) 437 5-12 * 1.5 (0.8)
Uganda (Kutesa, et al. [23]) 1.230 11-13 32.5 0.73
648 35-44 66.7 4.71
Uganda (Muwazi, et al. [18]) 696 12 40.0 0.9
396 35-44 63.0 3.4
Tanzania** (Beltrán, et al. [24]) 99 4-5 B = 64.0

C = 36.7
B = 3.64

C = 1.27
101 12 & 15 B = 31.4

C = 26.0

T = 66.0
B = 0.76

C = 0.62

T = 2.72
103 20 and above B = 69.8

C = 44.0
B = 3.36

C = 1.70

*Not reported in the study; **B = Burundian refugees; C = Congolese refugees; T = Tanzanians living in western district of Kigoma.