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Table 4 Distribution of caries in 12 and 15-year-old adolescents according to surface of anterior and posterior teeth

From: Prevalence of sealants in relation to dental caries on the permanent molars of 12 and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. A national pathfinder survey

 

12-year-old

 

Anterior

N (%)

Posterior

N (%)

Total

Occlusal

 

1900 (43.3)

1900 (43.3)

Mesial

249 (5.7)

535 (12.2)

784 (17.9)

Distal

157 (3.6)

323 (7.4)

480 (10.9)

Lingal

206 (4.7)

413 (9.4)

619 (14.1)

Buccal

124 (2.8)

483 (11.0)

607 (13.8)

Total

736 (16.8)

3654 (83.2)

4390 (100)

DMFS

0.60

2.98

3.58

Pit & Fissures out of total caries

 

2469 (56.2)

Pit & Fissures out of caries in posterior teeth

2469 (67.6)

 

15-year-old

Occlusal

 

3131 (46.4)

3131 (46.4)

Mesial

321 (4.8)

883 (13.1)

1204 (17.8)

Distal

172 (2.6)

638 (9.5)

810 (12.0)

Lingal

211 (3.2)

591 (8.8)

802 (12.0)

Buccal

177 (2.6)

619 (9.2)

796 (11.8)

Total

881 (13.1)

5862 (86.9)

6743 (100)

DMFS

0.70

4.66

5.36

Pit & Fissures out of total caries

 

3911 (58.0)

Pit & Fissures out of caries in posterior teeth

3911 (66.7)