Table 2.

Primary dental caries [decayed, filled teeth (dft)] at baseline examination

Country	Age (years)	n*	d–f	dft (mean ± SD)	% Distribution of dft (0; 1; 2; >2)
Morocco	1–2	328	0.28–0.33	0.61 ± 2.29	91; 0; 2; 7
Morocco	3–5	272	2.18–2.83	5.01 ± 5.52	40; 0; 6; 54
Cambodia	6	1,199	6.05–0.02	6.07 ± 5.19	29; 2; 4; 65
Greece	1–2	165	0.45–0.48	0.93 ± 2.89	86; 0; 3; 11
Greece	3–4	352	0.77–0.87	1.64 ± 3.84	78; 0; 3; 19
Kenya	4–5	486	2.19–0.02	2.21 ± 2.68	40; 13; 11; 36
Kenya	6–7	1,722	2.04–0.02	2.07 ± 2.48	39; 16; 11; 33
Kenya	8–10	1,320	2.12–0.02	2.14 ± 2.50	37; 15; 13; 34
Myanmar	6–7	534	4.16–0.18	4.34 ± 3.36	11; 11; 13; 65
Vietnam	6–12	1,035	3.44–0.38	3.82 ± 3.38	20; 11; 10; 58
India	8–10	103	1.10–0.54	1.64 ± 0.76	0; 51; 35; 14
Philippines	3–5	557	12.03–0.00	12.03 ± 5.18	2; 1; 3; 94

^*Sample size within each country, after excluding those older than 11 years of age and those with no deciduous dentition data. For Vietnam there are no detailed age data.

d, decayed; f, filled.