Dental caries assessment and index calculation. Representative intraoral clinical photographs and schematic depiction illustrating dental caries assessment using the DMFT index and caries index (CI). The table summarizes individual components of the DMFT score (Decayed, Missing, Filled teeth), salivary monosodium glutamate concentration, and calculated caries index.

  
 
  Part of: Kakada P, Yuwanati M (2026) Biochemical profiling of salivary monosodium glutamate in relation to dental caries: An observational analytical study. Folia Medica 68(3): e173421. https://doi.org/10.3897/folmed.68.e173421