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Darwin dental survey—1972
Author(s) -
Barnard P. D.
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.tb04388.x
Subject(s) - darwin (adl) , dental research , medicine , dentistry , computer science , software engineering
A bstract — An examination limited to the recording of dental caries, periodontal disease and oral hygiene of 1592 children aged 3–14 years resident in Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia was made in August, 1972. The survey provides base‐line data for future assessment of the value of fluoridation. Forty‐two per cent of the children had received regular fluoride supplements and dental caries prevalence was lower than expected for a non‐fluoridated Australian community.