title: [DMF index simplification in people aged 18 to 25 years].
abstract: The DMF index can be estimated at double the value observed in the exam of two hemiarchs (Upper Right and Lower Left), or at four times the value obtained from six teeth (First Molar and Central Incisor Upper Right, first bicuspid upper left, second molar and lateral incisor lower left and second bicuspid lower right. The estimates were made by the use of methods of descriptive statistics, averages, percentages and the coefficient of the prevalence of caries, in a sample of 100 people, aged from 18 to 25 years.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Prática de Saúde Pblica, Facultade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Simplificação do índice CPO dos 18 aos 25 anos.