Caries Distribution, Prevalence, and Treatment Needs among 12–15-Year-Old Secondary School Students in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Table 3

Distribution of caries between the jaws and among different teeth in the participants.

Variable	Number	Percentage
Tooth type
First molars	30	66.7^*
Second molars	12	26.6
Other teeth^φ	3	6.7
Jaw
Maxilla	15	33.3
Mandible	30	66.7^*

< 0.000, ^φone each of premolar, central incisors, and lateral incisors.