The Epidemiology Of Oral Health (vital And Health Statistics Monographs, American Public Health Association)

The authors here present a compendium of essential information on dental diseases. The volume focuses on statistical data accumulated since the earliest efforts to quantify the dental caries problem in the 1930s. The five main topics are “Dental Caries” by John B. Dunbar, Director of the Urban Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham; “Periodontal Disease” by Russell S. McMillan, Associate Professor, University of Southern California and Albert E. Wolff, Associate Professor, University of Alabama Medical Center and School of Dentistry; “Oral Cancer” by Walter J. Pelton, Professor, University of Alabama School of Dentistry; and “Malocclusion” and “Cleft Lip and Palate” by Palmi Moller, Associate Professor, University of Alabama School of Dentistry. The working title of this monographic volume was 'Dental Health.' It is the obverse, of course, a compendium related to dental disease. Even though malocclusions and clefts are not diseases, they are important conditions that lend themselves to epidemiologic techniques similar to those used to study dental caries and periodontal disease. This text attempts to marshal, present, and document the essentials about the main problems in dentistry. PREFACE CONTENTS TABLES FIGURES FOREWORD NOTES ON TABLES 1 / DENTAL CARIES 2 / PERIODONTAL DISEASE 3 / ORAL CANCER 4 / DENTOFACIAL DEFORMITIES: MALOCCLUSION 5 / DENTOFACIAL DEFORMITIES: CLEFT LIP AND PALATE References/Index REFERENCES INDEX