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 ( 𝑁 = 8 2 3 ) (percentages in parenthesis).

LocationMolarsPremolarsAnteriorTotal
𝑛 % 𝑛 % 𝑛 % 𝑛 %

Upper jaw254(65.9)72(18.7)59(15.4)385(46.8)
Lower jaw399(91.1)17(3.9)22(5.0)438(53.2)

Total653(79.3)89(10.8)81(9.8)823(100.0)