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Despite its long history of use, there is debate about the most appropriate number of surfaces to include for a missing tooth. Assigning the maximum possible value for the \u2018M\u2019 component of DMFS (Surfaces) leads to overestimation of an individual's caries experience, and in any associated comparisons of in\u2010caries experience, whereas assigning the minimum possible value for the \u2018M\u2019 component has the opposite effect. Alternative methods of assigning the number of caries\u2010affected surfaces for an extracted tooth are considered. The net caries increment and adjusted caries increment (common methods of correction of the crude increment measure for reversals) are discussed, along with incidence density, a measure of caries extent. Problems exist with the adjusted caries increment, particularly among cohorts with low mean baseline caries experience. 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