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Variations in susceptibility to periodontitis were studied in an eighteenth century population of adult skulls, using measurements of the distance between the cemento-enamel junction and the alveolar crest. Results suggest that present concepts of variation in susceptibility to chronic periodontitis also apply to this eighteenth century population
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Kingsmill, V. Chronic periodontitis in an eighteenth century population. Br Dent J 170, 118–120 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4807431
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