| Under | E-E | Subm. over | + over | Total |
| No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % |
| Fiji I | 2 0 | 518 64 | 274 34 | 13 2 | 807 |
| Interior | 0 0 | 94 61 | 59 39 | 0 0 | 153 |
| East | 0 0 | 73 61 | 45 38 | 2 2 | 120 |
| Coast | 1 0 | 130 62 | 76 36 | 0 0 | 207 |
| N.W. | 1 1 | 49 62 | 23 29 | 3 4 | 76 |
| Fiji II | 4 3 | 50 38 | 77 59 | 0 0 | 131 |
| Solomons | 1 1 | 37 45 | 45 54 | 0 0 | 83 |
Caries
| Absent | Subm.(1-4) | + (5-8) | ++ (9-16) | +++ (17-x) | Total |
| No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % |
| Fiji I | 645 78 | 80 10 | 58 7 | 22 3 | 8 1 | 813 |
| Interior | 130 84 | 16 10 | 3 2 | 1 1 | 3 2 | 153 |
| East | 100 83 | 10 12 | 4 3 | 2 1 | 4 3 | 120 |
| Coast | 153 73 | 29 14 | 16 8 | 8 4 | 3 1 | 209 |
| N.W. | 62 80 | 9 11 | 6 8 | 1 1 | 0 0 | 78 |
Crowding
| Absent | Subm. | + | ++ | Total |
| No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % |
| Fiji I | 685 84 | 115 14 | 13 2 | 0 0 | 813 |
| Interior | 134 88 | 19 12 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 153 |
| East | 100 83 | 17 14 | 3 3 | 0 0 | 120 |
| Coast | 180 86 | 25 12 | 4 2 | 0 0 | 209 |
| N.W. | 64 81 | 14 18 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 78 |
Tooth Eruption
| Complete | Incomplete | Total |
| No. % | No. % |
| Fiji I | 796 98 | 15 2 | 811 |
| Interior | 153 100 | 0 0 | 153 |
| East | 119 99 | 1 1 | 120 |
| Coast | 199 95 | 8 4 | 207 |
| N.W. | 74 94 | 2 3 | 76 |
Wear
| Absent | Subm. | + | ++ | Total |
| No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % |
| Fiji I | 184 23 | 443 54 | 144 18 | 42 5 | 813 |
| Interior | 27 {18} | 58 {38} | 37 {24} | 31 {20} | 153 |
| East | 26 {22} | 69 {57} | 24 {20} | 1 {1} | 120 |
| Coast | 60 {29} | 120 {57} | 28 {13} | 1 {1/2} | 209 |
| N.W. | 12 {15} | 47 {60} | 17 {22} | 2 {3} | 78 |
The jaws of Fijians have a rather distinctive frequency of edge-to-edge bite. I recorded this as 64 per cent, but Howells' series indicates a 38 per cent incidence.