Geographic and Nutritional Factors in Dental Caries: Oral and Genetic Study of Chileans, 1960

Abstract

of Chile (2,3).The survey covered four major phases: (a) a study of agricultural production, food technology, and food distribution; (b) a dietary survey of actual food intake in a sample of civilian house¬ holds and military messes; (c) biochemical analysis of selected nutritional factors in food, water, blood, and urine, as well as genetic blood studies which included electrophoresis for ab¬ normal hemoglobin, genotyping, and red cell enzymes; and (d) clinical examinations of civilians and military personnel.