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Table 4 Summary data on dental caries experience for 14-and 15-year-olds by NSW local health districts, 2010

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

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