title: Caries prevalence and oral contraception.
abstract: A pilot study to determine whether 452 regular oral contraceptive users had a higher caries prevalence than 114 women not using those preparations found no significant variation between groups. Thus assumptions drawn from previous rodent studies do not justify the initiation of more complex laboratory-based human investigations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D012923:Social Class
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral