From: Dental caries in 14- and 15-year-olds in New South Wales, Australia
Local health district | No. children | Mean termanent teeth | Mean decayed teeth | % decayed teeth > 0 | Mean missing teeth | % missing teeth > 1 | Mean filled teeth due to caries | % filled teeth > 0 | Mean DMFT | Percent caries free | % fissure sealant |
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Sydney | 78 | 27.5 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 0.03 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 29.4 | 0.7 | 62.8 | 36.8 |
South Western Sydney | 144 | 27.6 | 0.6 | 31.9 | 0.05 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 26.3 | 1.3 | 48.6 | 12.6 |
South Eastern Sydney | 92 | 27.5 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 46.2 | 1.4 | 48.8 | 51.7 |
Illawarra Shoalhaven | 60 | 26.1 | 0.4 | 26.5 | 0.07 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 37.9 | 1.2 | 52.0 | 15.6 |
Western Sydney | 72 | 27.7 | 0.8 | 29.5 | 0.04 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 35.6 | 1.7 | 44.3 | 23.2 |
Nepean Blue Mountains | 87 | 27.4 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 0.06 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 34.5 | 1.2 | 56.1 | 36.4 |
Northern Sydney | 94 | 27.6 | 0.3 | 17.8 | 0.01 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 21.5 | 0.8 | 63.6 | 33.7 |
Central Coast | 25 | 27.1 | 0.3 | 20.7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 72.8 | 35.2 |
Hunter New England | 168 | 27.4 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 0.02 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 19.0 | 0.5 | 67.5 | 20.1 |
Northern NSW | 112 | 27.4 | 0.7 | 39.3 | 0.05 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 43.4 | 1.9 | 37.3 | 38.8 |
Mid-North Coast | 95 | 27.5 | 1.6 | 51.3 | 0.10 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 46.3 | 3.0 | 30.8 | 36.2 |
Southern NSW | 42 | 27.7 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 0.04 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 0.6 | 71.2 | 38.8 |
Murrumbidgee | 77 | 27.5 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 0.02 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 30.4 | 0.8 | 65.3 | 18.9 |
Western NSW | 110 | 27.2 | 0.7 | 33.7 | 0.12 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 40.9 | 1.6 | 39.6 | 20.8 |
NSW Total | 1256 | 27.4 | 0.5 | 22.4 | 0.04 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 30.6 | 1.2 | 54.6 | 28.1 |