Abstract
DURING 1934, Dr. Gerald J. Cox and Miss Mary L. Dodds, working on a fellowship at Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, investigated fundamental causes of tooth decay. Their work suggested the existence of a factor which, if present in the diet during a critical period of tooth formation, will aid in the. construction of teeth resistant to decay. This research is to be continued, along broad lines, through a grant for a period of one year from the Buhl Foundation of Pittsburgh. The investigation, which will be known as the Institute's multiple fellowship on nutrition, will be carried on by Dr. Cox as senior fellow, Miss Dodds as the junior incumbent, and W. E. Walker as the assistant, in the Department of Research in Pure Chemistry of the Institute. It is planned first to determine definitely whether or not this factor actually exists, and, if so, its nature, properties, distribution and extraction. Secondly, studies will be made of physiological processes which are likely to influence the development of dental caries.
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