Question 311 · LDEK · Epidemiology and risk assessment
Clinical examination of a 6 y.o. child showed the following: all of the deciduous teeth present, carious cavities in 3 first deciduous molars, fillings in 2 second deciduous molars, including secondary caries in one of them. As for primary dentition, demineralization spot in tooth 26 and 36 was present. All other teeth were healthy. Decay index in this child amounts:
- A. dmft=5, DMFT=0.
- B. DMF/dmf=7.
- C. dmft=5, DMFT=2.
- D. DMFS=5.
- E. dmft=3, DMFT=0.
Hint
Count each primary tooth only once, and remember that non-cavitated white spots are not scored as decay under WHO criteria.
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