The quality of Fijian teeth as reflected by frequency of caries is excellent. Nearly 80 per cent of the total show no tooth decay. The soundest teeth from this standpoint occur in the interior, the east, and the northwest. The coastal people show the highest incidence of caries, an interesting point since many of this sample come from around Suva and have more access to the Western processed foods.
Tooth crowding is quite uncommon to Fijians, a condition consistent with their generous jaw conformation. Crowding is noted in only 16 per cent of the series, and most of it is slight.
Tooth eruption is complete in nearly all the subjects. A 2 per cent incidence of incomplete eruption is entirely due to the immaturity of some of the young adults. No pathological suppression was noted.
Some wear of the teeth is recorded for more than three-quarters of the series, but lacking age incidence, the data has limited meaning. The Fijian diet is not abrasive the way, for instance, it is for the Indians of our Southwest, where the staple food is ground in stone mills.
EARS
Ear Helix
| Subm. | + | ++ | +++ | Total | |
| No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % | ||
| Fiji I | 230 28 | 511 63 | 72 9 | 0 0 | 813 |
| Interior | 45 29 | 99 65 | 9 6 | 0 0 | 153 |
| East | 29 24 | 74 62 | 17 14 | 0 0 | 120 |
| Coast | 58 28 | 128 61 | 23 11 | 0 0 | 209 |
| N.W. | 24 30 | 51 65 | 4 5 | 0 0 | 79 |
Darwin's Point
| Absent | Subm. | + | ++ | Total | |
| No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % | ||
| Fiji I | 761 94 | 36 4 | 15 2 | 1 0 | 813 |
| Interior | 150 98 | 3 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 153 |
| East | 112 93 | 6 5 | 2 2 | 0 0 | 120 |
| Coast | 187 89 | 13 6 | 4 4 | 1 0 | 209 |
| N.W. | 77 97 | 2 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 79 |