Table 1 Pufa prevalence and mean pufa index in the primary dentition of children—overview from the literature

Mehta A., Bhalla S.

2014/2014

N = 603/ Indian

5–6 years

69.5

not reported

38.6

0.9 ± 1.93 pufa

0.84 ± 1.5 p

0.001 ± 0.05 u

0.01 ± 0.08 f

0.5 ± 0.3 a

Baginska J., et al.

2013/2011

N = 215/ Poland

5 years

85.9

5.56 ± 4.45 dmft

43.0

2.20 ± 3.43 pufa

4.90 ± 4.26 dt

2.13 ± 3.35 p

0.19 ± 0.83 mt

0.00 u

0.46 ± 1.16 ft

0.07 ± 0.33 f

0.00 a

7 years

94.8

6.69 ± 3.14 dmft

72.0

2.44 ± 2.22 pufa

5.22 ± 3.25 dt

2.31 ± 2.14 p

0.86 ± 1.33 mt

0.01 ± 0.09 u

0.61 ± 1.24 ft

0.12 ± 0.35 f

0.00 a

Thekiso, M., et al.

2012/2010

N = 800/South Africa

4–5 years

49

:2.4 dmft

33.0

2.9 ± 2.4 pufa

2.0 dt

1.8 ± 1.9 p

0.2 mt

0.7 ± 0.4 u

0.2 ft

0.0 f

0.4 ± 0.1 a

6–8 years

46

2.4 dmft

41.0

3.4 ± 3.9 pufa

2.0 dt

2.9 ± 2.6 p

0.3 mt

0.3 ± 0.6 u

0.1 ft

0.1 ± 0.4 f

0.1 ± 0.3 a

Figueiredo M.J., et al.

2011/2009

N = 835/ Brazil

6–7 years

not reported

not reported

23.7

0.4 ± 0.9 pufa

0.3 ± 0.7 p

0.001 ± 0.03 u

0.08 ± 0.3 f

0.01 ± 0.1 a

Monse B., et al.

2012/2006

N = 2030/ Philippines

6 years

96.8

8.4 ± 4.2 dmft

85.0

3.4 ± 2.6 pufa

8.0 dt

2.9 ± 2.4 p

0.4 mt

0.3 ± 1.0 u

0.0 ft

0.1 ± 0.4 f

0.1 ± 0.3 a