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. 2010 Jul;4(3):270–279.

Table 2b.

Number of caries surfaces (Percentage of total caries surfaces) according to jaws. Teeth on left and right sites have been combined.

Mandibular tooth Distal Mesial Palatinal Labial/Buccal Cervical Incisal/Occlusal Pit on the buccal Occlusal fissur
1 31 (77.5) 18 (45) 6 (15) 8 (20) 2 (5) 2 (5) - -
2 46 (74.2) 18 (29) 23 (37.1) 20 (32.3) 7 (11.3) 8 (12.9) - -
3 48 (67.6) 12 (16.9) 23 (32.4) 15 (21.1) 12 (16.9) 4 (5.6) - -
4 65 (67) 16 (16.5) 21 (21.6) 16 (16.5) 13 (13.4) 37 (38.1) - 2 (2.1)
5 66 (64.1) 28 (27.2) 6 (5.8) 6 (5.8) 3 (2.9) 40 (38.8) - 7 (6.8)
6 36 (13.8) 43 (16.5) 12 (4.6) 36 (13.8) 1 (0.4) 78 (29.9) 47 (18) 145 (55.6)
7 26 (10) 13 (5) 9 (3.4) 21 (8) 6 (2.3) 53 (20.3) 34 (13) 173 (66.3)