Absence of dental caries in a Nigerian bush village.
A surprising lack of dental decay was encountered in 600 individuals living in a primitive West African village where severe malnutrition exists. Low values of fluoride in water supplies and in deciduous teeth seem to exclude fluoride as a protective agent. Further studies of caries in this population are warranted.
D044383:Black People; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004194:Disease; D005459:Fluorides; D005882:Gingival Diseases; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010710:Phosphates
D010710:Phosphates; C012980:fluorophosphate; D005459:Fluorides
DENTAL CARIES/statistics; NEGROES/diseases; PERIODONTAL DISEASE/statistics