The green sector shows an estimation of the ‘Actual chance to avoid new cavities’. The green sector is ‘what is left’ when the other factors have taken their share!
The dark blue sector ‘Diet’ is based on a combination of diet contents and diet frequency.
The red sector ‘Bacteria’ is based on a combination of amount of plaque and mutans streptococci.
The light blue sector ‘Susceptibility’ is based on a combination of fluoride program, saliva secretion and saliva buffer capacity.
The yellow sector ‘Circumstances’ is based on a combination of past caries experience and related diseases.