Components Groups No Mean Std. Deviation Sig.
Decayed teeth Orthodontics 194 1.29 1.345 .000
Non orthodontics 306 .95 1.065
Missing teeth Orthodontics 194 .26 .566 .096
Non orthodontics 306 .23 .559
Filled teeth Orthodontics 194 .29 .731 .297
Non orthodontics 306 .24 .670
DMFT Orthodontics 194 1.85 1.736 .001
Non orthodontics 306 1.41 1.482
Table 2: Prevalence of DT, MT, FT and DMFT among orthodontic and nonorthodontic patients.