'Gobsmacking grins'.
Over the past decade, marked reductions have been recorded in dental caries levels for teenage children in Somerset. These have been documented in BASCD Regional Surveys and reflect a national picture of improving dental health. Nevertheless, over the same period of time, the level of gingival health for Somerset teenagers has remained relatively static.
Palmer
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Somerset Health Authority, Taunton.
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D000293:Adolescent; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene