Abstract
Clinical observation of schoolchildren from rural areas of Zambia, having no previous dental experience, showed an apparent geographical variation in caries prevalence. A study of the first permanent molars of a group between the ages of 9 and 11 years demonstrated that the higher caries prevalence of those living in the west, as compared with those from the east, was statistically significant. Considering other cariogenic factors, it was thought possible that this difference might be related to the staple diet in the two areas, namely mealie (maize) flour in the west and Cassava in the east.
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