Research Article

Dental Caries in Permanent First Molar and Its Association with Carious Primary Second Molar among 6–11-Year-Old School Children in Sunsari, Nepal

Table 1

Number (%) of children with and without caries on permanent first and primary second molars (n = 612).

ToothJawDecayedSound

Primary second molarMaxilla341 (55.7)271 (44.3)
Mandible336 (54.9)276 (45.1)

Permanent first molarMaxilla341 (55.7)271 (44.3)
Mandible198 (32.3)414 (67.6)