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Epidemiological studies in dental caries. III. The interpretation of clinical data relating to caries advance.

... To meet the exacting requirements as fully as possible, it was necessary to use subjects already living under conditions of limited regimentation. The most appropriate group for our purpose was that to be found in one of our state schools for the mentally retarded. Out of a population of about 2,000 persons of all ages, we found 250 boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 20 years. This age group seemed best for study because it avoided the consideration of deciduous teeth. We would hav