TABLE 2. Distribution, in absolute and percentage numbers, of the prevalence of caries measured by DMFT in 12-year-old students, according to the diagnostic criteria used: WHO and WHO associated to the radiograph (WHO/R). City of Franca – SP, 2003.
| Diagnostic Criteria WHO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHO | WHO/R | |||
| DMFT | N | % | N | % |
| 0 | 78 | 46.15 | 61 | 36.09 |
| 1 | 28 | 16.57 | 34 | 20.12 |
| 2 | 14 | 8.28 | 22 | 13.02 |
| 3 | 14 | 8.28 | 15 | 8.88 |
| 4 | 21 | 12.43 | 21 | 12.43 |
| ≤5 | 14 | 8.28 | 16 | 9.46 |