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number of teeth decayed, missing, filled [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
DEF

A technique for managing statistically the number of decayed, missing or filled teeth in the mouth per person.

OBS

The increase in dental caries may not appear to be great when compared to the caries rates in industrialized countries but it should be remembered that every increase of 1 in the DMF would require about 200 dental operators per million children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie

Spanish

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