Caries prevalence in the dentition of a late eighteenth century population

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Whittaker, D K ^a   Molleson, T ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient population; Caries; Root caries; Tooth

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FRANCE; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PREVALENCE; ROOT CARIES; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0029678261     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9969(95)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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