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Table 7 Caries prevalence of FPMs according to CAST diagnostic threshold cut off points

From: Assessment of caries diagnostic thresholds of DMFT, ICDAS II and CAST in the estimation of caries prevalence rate in first permanent molars in early permanent dentition—a cross-sectional study

CAST index diagnostic cut off points

N (%)

95% CI

Healthy (code 0,1,2)

439 (28.1)

25.9–30.4

Pre-morbid (code 3)

882 (56.5)

54.0–59.0

Morbid (code 4,5)

123 (7.9)

6.6–9.3

Severe morbidity (code 6,7)

103 (6.6)

5.4–8.0

Mortality (code 8)

13 (0.8)

0.4–1.4