title: Findings from the Dental Care Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey, 1983.
abstract: This report describes the prevalence of edentulism, problems associated with use of dentures, and reported use of fluoride products in the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States. The statistics reported are based on a sample of 105,182 people about whom information was collected using the 1983 Dental Care Supplement to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Burt
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hendershot
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jack
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Corbin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003802:Dentifrices; D003778:Dentures; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009067:Mouthwashes; D009309:National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D003802:Dentifrices; D009067:Mouthwashes; D005459:Fluorides