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. 2010 Jul;4(3):270–279.

Table 4b.

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

Mandibular tooth Age group Distal Mesial Palatinal Labial/Buccal Cervical Incisal/Occlusal Pit on the buccal Occlusal fissur
1 17–25 11 (78.6) 9 (64.3) 2 (14.3) 1 (7.1) 0 (0) 0 (0) - -
26–35 5 (83.3) 3 (50) 0 (0) 1 (16.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) - -
36–45 9 (81.8) 2 (18.2) 2 (18.2) 3 (27.3) 2 (18.2) 1 (9.1) - -
46–55 2 (50) 2 (50) 0 (0) 1 (25) 0 (0) 0 (0) - -
56–65 4 (100) 1 (25) 2 (50) 2 (50) 0 (0) 1 (25) - -
>65 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) - -

2 17–25 6 (60) 5 (50) 2 (20) 4 (40) 0 (0) 0 (0) - -
26–35 3 (50) 3 (50) 3 (50) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (16.7) - -
36–45 17 (77.3) 5 (22.7) 10 (45.5) 9 (40.9) 5 (22.7) 3 (13.6) - -
46–55 10 (76.9) 3 (23.1) 3 (23.1) 3 (23.1) 2 (15.4) 3 (23.1) - -
56–65 7 (100) 2 (28.6) 3 (42.9) 2 (28.6) 0 (0) 1 (14.3) - -
>65 3 (75) 0 (0) 2 (50) 2 (50) 0 (0) 0 (0) - -

3 17–25 3 (100) 0 (0) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) - -
26–35 7 (58.3) 0 (0) 4 (33.3) 4 (33.3) 5 (41.7) 0 (0) - -
36–45 21 (84) 1 (4) 11 (44) 3 (12) 4 (16) 0 (0) - -
46–55 12 (57.1) 7 (33.3) 6 (28.6) 7 (33.3) 2 (9.5) 4 (19) - -
56–65 5 (55.6) 3 (33.3) 1 (11.1) 0 (0) 1 (11.1) 0 (0) - -
>65 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) - -

4 17–25 12 (63.2) 5 (26.3) 5 (26.3) 6 (31.6) 3 (15.8) 8 (42.1) - 0 (0)
26–35 21 (72.4) 4 (13.8) 5 (17.2) 5 (17.2) 3 (10.3) 14 (48.3) - 0 (0)
36–45 21 (63.6) 4 (12.1) 9 (27.3) 5 (15.2) 6 (18.2) 13 (39.4) - 2 (6.1)
46–55 8 (66.7) 3 (25) 1 (8.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (8.3) - 0 (0)
56–65 2 (66.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) - 0 (0)
>65 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) - 0 (0)

5 17–25 26 (61.9) 11 (26.2) 2 (4.8) 2 (4.8) 0 (0) 19 (42.5) - 6 (14.3)
26–35 15 (68.2) 5 (22.7) 1 (4.5) 1 (4.5) 1 (4.5) 7 (31.8) - 0 (0)
36–45 17 (60.7) 10 (35.7) 2 (7.1) 3 (10.7) 2 (7.1) 10 (35.7) - 0 (0)
46–55 7 (77.8) 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (33.3) - 1 (11.1)
56–65 1 (50) 1 (50) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (50) - 0 (0)
>65 - - - - - - - -

6 17–25 22 (12) 24 (13.1) 10 (5.5) 29 (15.8) 0 (0) 56 (30.6) 39 (21.3) 110 (60.1)
26–35 4 (8.7) 9 (19.6) 0 (0) 3 (6.5) 0 (0) 11 (23.9) 4 (8.7) 27 (58.7)
36–45 4 (25.3) 3 (17.6) 2 (11.8) 3 (17.6) 1 (5.9) 5 (29.4) 24 (25.3) 6 (35.3)
46–55 6 (40) 7 (46.7) 0 (0) 1 (6.7) 0 (0) 6 (40) 0 (0) 2 (13.3)
56–65 - - - - - - - -
>65 - - - - - - - -

7 17–25 13 (7.6) 5 (2.9) 6 (3.5) 10 (5.9) 1 (0.6) 28 (16.5) 29 (17.1) 123 (72.4)
26–35 4 (8.2) 4 (8.2) 2 (4.1) 5 (10.2) 3 (6.1) 10 (20.4) 4 (8.2) 31 (63.3)
36–45 5 (19.2) 0 (0) 1 (3.8) 5 (19.2) 0 (0) 10 (38.5) 0 (0) 13 (50)
46–55 2 (16.7) 4 (33.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (8.3) 3 (25) 1 (8.3) 5 (41.7)
56–65 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (50) 0 (0) 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0)
>65 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (50) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (50)