Periodontal treatment requirements of a group of defence forces' personnel.
The periodontal treatment requirements of 187 Royal Australian Air Force men aged 18-54 years based on clinical signs and symptoms were assessed. Every man required some treatment; 60 per cent needed surgery in one or more segments of the mouth.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D012534:Dental Scaling; D003813:Dentistry; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010512:Periodontal Index