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. 2021 Jul 8;72(3):381–391. doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2021.05.013

Table 2.

Oral health outcomes: caries experience, dmft/s, missing/filled teeth (n = 1,845).

Caries experience Code n(%) Decayed, missing, filled teeth/surfaces Mean lin SE 95% confidence intervals
Non-cavitated/early lesions only d1-2 only a676(36.6) ^d1mft (decayed, missing, filled teeth) 1.88 0.09 1.71-2.05
Cavitated and non-cavitated/early lesions d3 (with d1-2 present) b262(14.2) d1mfs (decayed, missing, filled surface) 2.42 0.12 2.19-2.65
Cavitated lesions only d3 only c106(5.7) d1s (decayed surfaces) 2.13 0.11 1.91-2.35
Total: all caries d1 (All caries) 1,044(56.6) d1t (decayed teeth) 1.73 0.09 1.55-1.90
Non-cavitated early lesions present d1-2 present *938(50.8) ^d3mft (decayed, missing, filled teeth) 0.71 0.05 0.61-0.80
Cavitated lesions present d3 present ⁎⁎368(19.9) d3mfs (decayed, missing, filled surfaces) 1.07 0.08 0.91-1.22
d3s (decayed surfaces) 0.77 0.06 0.64-0.90
d3t (decayed teeth) 0.54 0.04 0.46-0.62
Filled surfaces 0.25 0.03 0.20-0.30
Filled teeth 0.17 0.02 0.14-0.21
Missing teeth 0.01 0.00 0.01-0.02

Linearized standard error.

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d1 refers to ICDAS II decay levels: 1-6; d3 refers to ICDAS decay levels 3-6.

Non-cavitated/early lesions present = a + b.

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cavitated lesions present = b + c.