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AAP Grand Rounds 2:34 (1999)
© 1999 American Academy of Pediatrics

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Dental Caries and Blood Lead

Source: Moss ME, Lanphear BP, Auinger P. Association of dental caries and blood lead levels. JAMA. 1999;281:2294–2298.

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Because a relationship between blood lead levels and dental caries has been established in animals,1 this study sought evidence of a similar relationship in humans. A cross-sectional survey from 1988–94 included 24,901 persons 2 years and older who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and had . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Daniel R. Neuspiel, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY