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DENTAL HEALTH AND TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLCHILDREN
Author(s) -
Fanning Elizabeth A.,
Gotjamanos T.,
Vowles N. J.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb107489.x
Subject(s) - dental health , dentistry , medicine , permanent teeth , longitudinal study , family medicine , pathology
A longitudinal investigation has been conducted into the dental condition and treatment requirements of adolescents in South Australia. At all schools, it was found that the mean number of teeth which had been filled was far less than the number requiring treatment. Many permanent teeth were in danger of being lost. The high rate of dental disease could be related, in part, to socio‐economic factors. Support for more research is required.