title: Fifty-one million: A mythical number that matters.
authors.forename: Burton L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Edelstein
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reisine
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology