Table 3.

Classification of ECC and Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) (1, 69).

Age (months)	Early childhood caries	Severe early childhood caries
<12	1 or more dmfs surfaces	1 or more smooth dmf surfaces.
12–23	1 or more dmfs surfaces	1 or more smooth dmf surfaces.
24–35	1 or more dmfs surfaces	1 or more smooth dmf surfaces.
36–47	1 or more dmfs surfaces	1 or more cavitated, filled, or missing (due to caries) smooth surfaces in primary maxillary anterior teeth or dmfs score >4.
48–59	1 or more dmfs surfaces	1 or more cavitated, filled, or missing (due to caries) smooth surfaces in primary maxillary anterior teeth or dmfs score >5.