PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY INSERVICE TRAINING COURSE FOR THE EVALUATION OF DENTAL CARIES CONTROL TECHNICS September 8 through 13, 1947 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
FACTORS IN IMMUNITY AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DENTAL CARIES
NED B. WILLIAMS D.D.S., PH.D.1
1 THOMAS W. EVANS MUSEUM AND DENTAL INSTITUTE, SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
In summary, I have attempted to present a series of studies which have approached immunity to dental caries from a very different and perhaps complicated viewpoint. They seem to suggest that we cannot regard dental caries as an entirely local process which may not be affected by the bodily processes. They also indicate that inhibitory processes in the blood stream may be involved in the control of dental caries, although how is a question as yet unanswered. It is becoming more evident each year that there is a growing need for more studies on the fundamental problems underlying and associated with dental caries, and I believe that the trend toward accomplishment of this goal will be apparent to you during this week of meetings.
