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Edith C. Morrison
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 3
Citations - 830
Edith C. Morrison is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gingivitis & Oral hygiene. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 793 citations.
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Natural history of periodontal disease in man. Rapid, moderate and no loss of attachment in Sri Lankan laborers 14 to 46 years of age.
TL;DR: In this paper, the initiation, rate of progress of periodontal disease and consequent tooth loss in a population never exposed to any programs or incidents relative to prevention and treatment of dental diseases was described.
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Discussion: Clinical measurements of periodontitis
TL;DR: The SLR model is logically inconsistent with the random burst hypothesis: the data are giving testimony favoring the slow, continuous disease hypothesis, and the model would be the model of choice only if one believed that periodontal disease was a continuous, progressive process.
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The therapeutic effect of toothbrushing on naturally occurring gingivitis
Richard C. Wunderlich,Raul G. Caffesse,Edith C. Morrison,Henry J. Temple,Wendy E. Kerschbaum +4 more
TL;DR: Toothbrushing has a therapeutic effect on naturally occurring gingivitis, enhanced by oral hygiene instruction, as tested in 40 teenagers aged 12 to 14 years.