Absence of Dental Caries in a Nigerian Bush Village
- 5 October 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 138 (3536) , 38-39
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.138.3536.38
Abstract
A surprising lack of dental decay was encountered in 600 individuals living in a primitive West African village where severe malnutrition exists. Low values of fluoride in water supplies and in deciduous teeth seem to exclude fluoride as a protective agent. Further studies of caries in this population are warranted.Keywords
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