Caries indices for

permanent teeth: DMF

D: decayed
M: missing
F: filled
 Describes decayed teeth which
include carious teeth, recurrent
caries,temporary filling

Describes missing teeth

only due to caries.

Describes filled teeth

,a tooth with a crown
 Criteria for scoring D
A permanent tooth is scored as D if it has :
* Visible cavity
*explorer tip catch in a pit or fissure

: early carious lesion / white spots /stains

without catch are scored as sound
Criteria for scoring M :

*permanent teeth that are missed only due to caries are

scored as M.

criteria for scoring F :

a permanent teeth restored due to caries with a
permanent restoration .
A tooth with multiple restorations is only scored once
Principles and rules for scoring DMFT :
*A tooth is considered erupted if the occlusal or incisal
edge are totally exposed or can be exposed by gently
reflecting the overlying gingiva.
*A tooth is considered present even if the crown is
completely destroyed due to caries .
*Congenitally missed and supernumary teeth are not
counted.
*If the primary tooth is retained and the permanent tooth is
erupted ,only the permanent tooth is scored.
*No tooth should be counted more than once.
1. Calculation:
A) DMFT of the individual :
D+M+F =…..+…..+…..=……Teeth
it ranges from
0-28 if the 3rd molar not erupted
or
0-32 if the 3rd molar erupted
B)DMFT of a group of individuals :
sum of DMFT of the examined individuals
number of examined individuals
*DMFS index:
Decayed-missing-filled tooth index.
It is an index measures each tooth surface.
The principles and rules for scoring are the same as
DMFT index.
The surface examined are :
*For posterior teeth:5 surfaces are examined.
*For anterior teeth :4 surfaces are examined .
Total examined surfaces(ant.+post)
=12 4+16 5=48+80=128 surfaces
if the 4 3rd molars are erupted
20 5=100------- 148 surfaces
II-caries indices for primary
teeth :
“deft”
equivalent to DMFT
the basic rules and criteria are the same as in DMFT
“e” indicates the primary teeth that are indicated for
extraction. because of the wide variation in time of
shedding of primary teeth it is difficult to determine
whether a tooth is normally exfoliated or extracted.so
missing tooth due to any reason is not counted.
 Made by:

---Under supervision of Dr /Bothaina