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Table 2 Percentage distribution (n) and number of teeth affected by enamel defects

From: Developmental defects of enamel in primary teeth and association with early life course events: a study of 6–36 month old children in Manyara, Tanzania

 

Demarcated opacity

Diffuse opacity

Hypoplasia

DDE

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

No such defects

95.0 (1160)

76.9 (939)

92.1 (1124)

66.7 (814)

Number of teeth affected

    

1 tooth

2.7 (33)

0.9 (11)

1.7 (21)

4.7 (57)

2 teeth

2.0 (24)

12.4 (151)

1.9 (24)

15.2 (186)

≥ 3 teeth

0.3 (4)

9.8 (120)

4.3 (52)

13.4 (164)