AN EVALUATION OF DENTAL CALCULUS FORMATION RATE INDICES IN ANTARCTIC PERSONNEL

Abstract

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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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 1969
Accession Number
AD0705502

Entities

People

  • Larry N. Magnuson
  • William R. Shiller

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Calculus
  • Classification
  • Dentistry
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mouth Diseases
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Oral Diseases
  • Phosphorus
  • Rate Of Formation
  • Submarines
  • Teeth
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tooth Diseases

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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