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{{Short description|Measurement of dental health}}
The '''decay-missing-filled''' ('''DMF''') index or '''decayed, missing, and filled teeth''' ('''DMFT''') index is one of the most common methods in oral [[epidemiology]] for assessing [[dental caries]] prevalence as well as dental treatment needs among populations and has been used for about 75 years.<ref name="ncbi.nlm.nih.gov">{{cite journal | pmc = 1388190 | pmid=16262607 | doi=10.1111/j.1600-0528.2005.00259.x | volume=33 | title=For debate: problems with the DMF index pertinent to dental caries data analysis | year=2005 | journal=Community Dent Oral Epidemiol | pages=400–9 | author=Broadbent JM, Thomson WM| issue=6 }}</ref> This index is based on in-field clinical examination of individuals by using a probe, mirror and cotton rolls, and simply counts the number of decayed, missing (due to caries only) and restored teeth. Another version proposed in 1931 <ref name="ncbi.nlm.nih.gov"/> counts each affected surface, yielding a '''decayed, missing, and filled surfaces''' ('''DMFS''') index. Statistics are available per populations according to age (e.g., "DMF of 12-year old children"). Because the DMF index is done without X-ray imaging, it underestimates real caries prevalence and treatment needs.<ref name="HC">{{cite journal |author=Zadik Yehuda, Bechor Ron |title=Hidden Occlusal Caries - Challenge for the Dentist |journal=New York State Dental Journal |volume=74 |issue=4 |pages=46–50 |date=June–July 2008 |url=http://www.nysdental.org/img/current-pdf/JrnlJuneJuly2008.pdf
==See also==
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