B. P. Rajan

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National Health Survey of United States has assessed the occlusion of teeth of young individuals in a detailed manner to help the treatment procedure. The data and the statistics given in the book is a very valuable document which can be compared with the malocclusions found in other countries. Treatment Priority Index (TPI) gives the assessment of prognosis of cases with reference to age, sex, race, family income, education etc. and the orthodentists will be very much benefitted by this book.

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B. P. Rajan

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Various aspects of recent researches in dental field have been brought out in a concised form in the British Medical Bulletin. Nutritional factors on dental caries have been dealt both in the form of physical nature of food as well as its dietary constituents.

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B. P. Rajan

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The author has compiled in a very concised form the recent concept of caries and its relationship to diet. The common causative factors of caries with reference to cariogenic food, its acid forming potential and its ability to decalcify enamel are dealt with in a remarkable manner.

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B. P. Rajan

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Under the caption, 'Diet and Periodontal Patient' the authors have brought about in a comprehensive manner the relationship between diet and periodontal health. The first chapter documents the fact that the general and periodontal diseases in particular is a result of host environmental influences.

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