report of a dental health survey of school children

the dmf index of 2000 school children (1000 boys, 1000 girls) 10 to 15 years old is reported. cases were selected randomly among the school children of different schools, situated in various economic zones of isfahan city. almost 50000 permanent teeth have been examined for healthy, decayed (d), missed (m), and filled (f), and recorded as the dmf index. the mean dmf index of boys and girls under study was found to be 5.44 and 5.52 respectively, with an overall mean dmf index of 5.47; there was no significant difference between the dmf indices of boys and girls.