title: Centenary year of scientific papers in the British Dental Journal.
abstract: N J Ainsworth, in his paper on mottled teeth, published in 1933, was the first person in the UK responsible for identifying the presence of fluoride in water supplies and quantifying the amount of caries in areas with mottled teeth. As well as a brief summary of the paper by Mike Grace, John Murray writes a critical examination of this landmark paper.
authors.affiliation: Newcastle Dental School.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005459:Fluorides / Q000266:history; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides