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Showing the ratio of Extractions per 100 Fillings.

Dental Disease among Maori Children. : ";V In view of the fact that the modern Maori no longer enjoys the immunity .to dental caries that was characteristic of past generations, the remarks quoted below from a report prepared by Mr. L. Rangi, Dental Officer to Native Schools, with reference to one of the schools under his care in the Bay of Plenty District, are of special interest, as touching on some of the dietetic factors which, it can be assumed, have a bearing on this well recognized deterioration of dental tissues among Native races in civilized communities.

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