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DMFT Index

The DMFT (Decayed, Missing due to caries, Filled) Index is a standardized epidemiological measure of dental caries experience in permanent dentition. Developed by Klein, Palmer, and Knutson in 1938, it quantifies the number of permanent teeth that are decayed, missing due to caries, or filled due to caries. The DMFT Index remains the most widely used caries index globally, enabling comparison of oral health across populations and tracking disease burden over time.

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DMFT (Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth) Index
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / dentistry
  • Klein, H., Palmer, C. E., & Knutson, J. W. (1938). Studies on dental caries: I. Dental status and dental needs of elementary school children. Public Health Reports, 53(32), 1259-1274. · DOI 10.2307/4582532
  • World Health Organization. (2013). Oral health surveys: Basic methods (5th ed.). WHO. · URL
  • Pitts, N. B., Zero, D. T., Marsh, P. D., et al. (2017). Dental caries. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 3, 17030. · DOI 10.1038/nrdp.2017.30
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