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Dental health on Mornington Island
Author(s) -
Yule A. J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1975.tb04362.x
Subject(s) - periodontal disease , dentistry , heredity , medicine , race (biology) , dental health , disease , oral health , orthodontics , pathology , biology , genetics , botany
A bstract — A group of remote island Australian Aborigines was examined for dental caries, periodontal disease, pathologic disorders and orthodontic problems and the results were recorded. It would appear that race and heredity may influence periodontal disease.