Table 1 Distribution of caries (mean ± SD), by DMFT, D, M and F, at baseline (BL) and after 5 years (Y5), by selected age groups.

6

11

48

0.10 ± 0.59

0.31 ± 0.97

0.10 ± 0.59

0.24 ± 0.72

0

0.02 ± 0.23

0

0.04 ± 0.26

12

17

81

0.61 ± 1.52

0.81 ± 1.75

0.61 ± 1.52

0.75 ± 1.60

0

0.04 ± 0.44

0

0.01 ± 0.11

18

23

32

1.09 ± 1.76

1.34 ± 2.13

0.93 ± 1.62

1.00 ± 1.62

0.15 ± 0.51

0.25 ± 0.84

0

0.09 ± 0.53

35–44

40–49

85

2.41 ± 3.23

4.23 ± 4.31

1.88 ± 2.80

3.02 ± 3.18

0.51 ± 1.11

1.14 ± 1.86

0.01 ± 0.10

0.07 ± 0.25

51+

56+

42

3.71 ± 4.84

7.00 ± 6.83

1.69 ± 2.49

3.76 ± 3.57

2.00 ± 3.16

3.19 ± 4.59

0.02 ± 0.15

0.04 ± 0.30