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Journal of Dental Research | 1977

Epidemiology and Public Health Aspects of Caries and Periodontal Disease

John C. Greene; John D. Suomi

This paper will present (1) a review of the epidemiology of dental caries and periodontal disease, (2) a discussion of some of the economic and social costs of these diseases, and (3) a short review of public health approaches related to the prevention and control of these diseases. EPIDETMIOLOGY OF DENTAL CARIES AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE.-Dental caries and periodontal disease are today and probably have always been the most common oral diseases. Though one is a disease of tooth structure and the other of the structures supporting the teeth, the organisms involved in the etiology of both diseases attach to the tooth pellicle and organize to form dental plaque. While there are other similarities between the two diseases, it would be well to review briefly some of the major epidemiologic characteristics of each. The advent of dental caries as a significant health problem appears to be fairly recent in the history of man.1 Virtually unknown in ancient times, the prevalence of caries has increased with time until it has become almost ubiquitous in modern man. Its prevalence world-wide is uneven with the disease being relatively rare in a few parts of the world and rampant in others. For example, decayed, missing, and filled teeth values (DMFT) for youths 13 to 14 years of age in five countries included in an international collaborative study of oral health manpower systems revealed a wide divergence in scores.9 Youths examined in Sydney, Australia, showed an average DMFT score of 6.7 compared with a score of 12.6 for youths in Trondelag, Norway. Values for similarly aged youths in Japan, West Germany, and New Zealand were 7.5, 8.8, and 10.7 respectively. MIajor variations in disease attack rates also occur within single countries and populations. Currently,


Journal of Periodontology | 1968

A Comparative Study of Radiographs and Pocket Measurements in Periodontal Disease Evaluation

John D. Suomi; Joseph Plumbo; Joseph P. Barbano


Journal of Periodontology | 1971

The Effect of Controlled Oral Hygiene Procedures on the Progression of Periodontal Disease in Adults: Radiographic Findings

John D. Suomi; Thomas D. West; Jacqueline J. Chang; B. Jerald McClendon


Journal of Periodontology | 1969

The effect of controlled oral hygiene procedures on the progression of periodontal disease in adults: results after two years.

John D. Suomi; John C. Greene; Jack R. Vermillion; Jacqueline J. Chang; Ernest C. Leatherwood


Journal of Periodontology | 1970

A study of intra-examiner variation in scoring oral hygiene status, gingival inflammation and epithelial attachment level.

Lowell W. Smith; John D. Suomi; John C. Greene; Joseph P. Barbano


Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology | 1980

Effects of supervised daily dental plaque removal by children after 3 years

Alice M. Horowitz; John D. Suomi; John K. Peterson; Barbara L. Mathews; Ronald H. Voglesong; Beverly A. Lyman


Journal of Periodontology | 1969

Periodontal disease and oral hygiene in an institutionalized population: report of an epidemiological study.

John D. Suomi


Journal of Public Health Dentistry | 1977

EFFECTS OF SUPERVISED DAILY DENTAL PLAQUE REMOVAL BY CHILDREN: II. 24 MONTHS' RESULTS†

Alice M. Horowitz; John D. Suomi; John K. Peterson; Beverly A. Lyman


Journal of Periodontology | 1968

Patterns of gingivitis.

John D. Suomi; Joseph P. Barbano


Journal of Periodontology | 1972

Oral Hygiene and Periodontal Disease in an Adult Population in the United States

John D. Suomi; Joe Doyle

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Alice M. Horowitz

National Institutes of Health

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Jacqueline J. Chang

National Institutes of Health

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Joseph P. Barbano

United States Public Health Service

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B. Jerald McClendon

National Institutes of Health

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John C. Greene

University of California

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John K. Peterson

Oklahoma State Department of Health

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Beverly A. Lyman

Oklahoma State Department of Health

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Ernest C. Leatherwood

National Institutes of Health

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Herschel S. Horowitz

National Institutes of Health

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Ronald H. Voglesong

Oklahoma State Department of Health

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