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Table 4 Number of lesions detected (a) by clinical examination alone and (b) by clinical examination and radiography, by molar tooth and surface, and by caries experience group

From: The effect of bitewing radiography on estimates of dental caries experience among children differs according to their disease experience

Children (N = 185) clinically diagnosed with 0 dmfs:

 

Upper right quadrant

Upper left quadrant

(b)

0

4

9

20

2

1

0

3

21

7

4

0

(a)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

D

O

M

D

O

M

M

O

D

M

O

D

 

Second molar

First molar

First molar

Second molar

 

D

O

M

D

O

M

M

O

D

M

O

D

(a)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

(b)

0

1

3

19

2

3

1

1

17

2

3

1

 

Lower right quadrant

Lower left quadrant

Total number detected with clinical examination and radiography = 124; number detected with clinical examination alone = 0 (0.0% of the latter)

Children (N = 218) clinically diagnosed with 1–8 dmfs:

 

Upper right quadrant

Upper left quadrant

(b)

7

45

80

123

33

22

16

26

132

72

46

7

(a)

3

28

24

58

24

7

5

18

71

35

32

0

 

D

O

M

D

O

M

M

O

D

M

O

D

 

Second molar

First molar

First molar

Second molar

 

D

O

M

D

O

M

M

O

D

M

O

D

(a)

2

43

25

84

38

7

4

34

85

24

39

4

(b)

6

56

55

142

41

18

20

41

145

46

58

8

 

Lower right quadrant

Lower left quadrant

Total number detected with clinical examination and radiography = 556; number detected with clinical examination alone = 342 (61.5% of the latter)

Children (N = 98) clinically diagnosed with 9+ dmfs:

 

Upper right quadrant

Upper left quadrant

(b)

4

17

25

34

18

7

5

13

31

30

14

5

(a)

2

14

12

24

17

4

4

12

24

21

14

0

 

D

O

M

D

O

M

M

O

D

M

O

D

 

Second molar

First molar

First molar

Second molar

 

D

O

M

D

O

M

M

O

D

M

O

D

(a)

1

18

16

23

22

4

2

17

22

15

17

3

(b)

4

21

31

28

22

4

11

17

31

19

19

4

 

Lower right quadrant

Lower left quadrant

Total number detected with clinical examination and radiography = 414; number detected with clinical examination alone = 308 (74.4% of the latter)