Research Article
Dental Caries, and Supragingival Plaque and Calculus among Students, Tanga, Tanzania
Table 3
Distribution of the decayed teeth of students by tooth type () (percentages in parenthesis).
| Location | Molars | Premolars | Anterior | Total | | % | | % | | % | | % |
| Upper jaw | 254 | (65.9) | 72 | (18.7) | 59 | (15.4) | 385 | (46.8) | Lower jaw | 399 | (91.1) | 17 | (3.9) | 22 | (5.0) | 438 | (53.2) |
| Total | 653 | (79.3) | 89 | (10.8) | 81 | (9.8) | 823 | (100.0) |
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