Explaining Variability in Caries Experience Using an Ecological Model
- 1 May 1974
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 53 (3), 554-564
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345740530030701
Abstract
A model including diet, oral hygiene, and dental treatment and three ecological levels was tested to study variability in caries experience. Analysis produced a rank order of explanation for the ecological variables: (1) community, (2) family, (3) individual. The treatment factor contributed more to oral condition than oral hygiene or diet within each ecological level.Keywords
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