SOLDIERS' TEETH.
VERY BUSY DENTISTS. . Many thousands, of New Zealand men can thank the military dental service for attention to teeth which might have been neglected in the ordinary run of things. An official summary of the dental work in the N.Z.E.F. Corps for the 12 months ended November 30, gives the following figures.— Amalgam restorations ... 2,310 Amalgam fillings 75,322 Cement fillings -.. 1,247 Root fillings 10,105 Total fillings 88,984 Scalings, simple 6,217 Scaliugs, extensive 1,030 Extractions 41,117 Dentures, full 3,6'f0 Dentures, partial ... 4,311 Dentures, repairs ' 1,221
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Otago Witness, Issue 3380, 25 December 1918, Page 7
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86SOLDIERS' TEETH. Otago Witness, Issue 3380, 25 December 1918, Page 7
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