[Morbidity and dental care in the population of the German Federal Republic]
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Abstract:
Project "A" of the "Epidemiology" study group of the German Dental Association dealt with an inventory of the oral health in that portion of the German population under the care of a dentist. The most important evaluations, according to age group and sex, for the 14,491 subjects involved the median values of decayed missing, and filled teeth and/or tooth surfaces per examined individual. Data concerning the number of healthy sets of teeth, complete dentition, treatment needs, and the care of diastemas were also collected.
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