Table 1.
Distribution of surfaces with different stages of dental caries. Findings of the clinical visual method (CV), bitewing (BW) radiographs, and fiber-optic transillumination (DIFOTI) are presented separately for upper and lower premolars and molars. The total number of analyzed tooth surfaces was n = 2,103.
| Proportions (%) of tooth surfaces with different stages of caries lesions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Initial | Manifested | |||||||
| CV | BW | DIFOTI | CV | BW | DIFOTI | CV | BW | DIFOTI | |
| Upper premolars n = 566 |
89.2 | 78.3 | 69.4 | 6.4 | 13.3 | 20.5 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
| Lower premolars n = 521 |
95.6 | 87.3 | 82.1 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| Upper molars n = 507 |
90.7 | 76.1 | 60.4 | 7.5 | 16.8 | 28.0 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 11.6 |
| Lower molars n = 509 |
91.2 | 79.4 | 66.4 | 7.3 | 16.1 | 23.0 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 10.6 |
| Total n = 2,103 |
91.6 | 80.3 | 69.8 | 6.2 | 14.1 | 21.2 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 9.0 |