AN EVALUATION OF DENTAL CALCULUS FORMATION RATE INDICES IN ANTARCTIC PERSONNEL

The high prevalence of gum disease in the Navy requires that attention be given to any factor associated with these diseases. Dental calculus (tartar) has long been implicated as having a role in gum diseases. Accurate measurement methods are required for studies in formation rates. One measurement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Magnuson, Larry N, Shiller, William R
Other Authors: NAVAL SUBMARINE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB GROTON CT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Medicine and Medical Research
*TEETH
CALCULI
DENTISTRY
INDEXES
MEASUREMENT
POPULATION
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0705502
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0705502
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Summary:The high prevalence of gum disease in the Navy requires that attention be given to any factor associated with these diseases. Dental calculus (tartar) has long been implicated as having a role in gum diseases. Accurate measurement methods are required for studies in formation rates. One measurement index, the Volpe-Manhold Index, was evaluated using as subjects naval personnel wintering-over in the Antarctic. Results indicate this to be a precise, reproducible index which should be useful in any calculus study.

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