Table 4.

Variation in decayed, missing, filled surfaces on the tooth value at 18^th month as compared to baseline in various groups

Groups	Total baseline DMFS	18th month DMFS	Variation
PrBTB	30	31	+1 (a buccal pit lesion in 1 subject)
PoBTB	30	32	+2 (occlusal pit lesion each in 2 separate subjects)
RPoBTB	60	65	+5 (an extraction in 1 subject and an occlusal caries in another subject)

PrBTB: Prebreakfast tooth brushing group, PoBTB: Postbreakfast tooth brushing group, RPoBTB: Prebreakfast rinsing followed by postbreakfast tooth brushing group, DMFS: Decayed, missing, filled surfaces on the tooth