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Periodontal status in a Hutterite population
Author(s) -
Hoover J.,
Tynan J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1989.tb00649.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , periodontitis , population , demography , dentistry , gingival and periodontal pocket , environmental health , hygiene , gerontology , pathology , sociology
The periodontal status of a population of 117 adult Hutterites living in Saskatchewan, Canada, was assessed. Despite poor oral hygiene levels, and inadequate dental knowledge, the presence of periodontitis was low. The findings are in accordance with data obtained recently from other selected populations