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Water fluoridation today: – benefits and challenges [PDF]

Frontiers in Oral Health
The aim of this review is to describe the role of water fluoridation in preventing dental caries worldwide. Community water fluoridation began in 1945 and over the past 20 years has reached over 400 million people.
Andrew Rugg-Gunn, Ray Lowry, Ray Lowry, Barry Cockcroft, Anthony Damien Walmsley   +4 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Community water fluoridation and the integrity of equitable public health infrastructure. [PDF]

J Public Health Dent, 2022
Community water fluoridation is a population health program that is in a unique position to equitably prevent dental caries across all socioeconomic groups. A review of the 76‐year long history of community water fluoridation shows that the challenges to
Zokaie T, Pollick H.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Water Fluoridation: A Critical Review of the Physiological Effects of Ingested Fluoride as a Public Health Intervention [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
Fluorine is the world’s 13th most abundant element and constitutes 0.08% of the Earth crust. It has the highest electronegativity of all elements. Fluoride is widely distributed in the environment, occurring in the air, soils, rocks, and water.
Stephen Peckham, Niyi Awofeso
doaj   +2 more sources

Fluoridation in Chile: historical context, current programs, challenges, and future directions [PDF]

Frontiers in Oral Health
As part of the Fluoride Across the World effort, this manuscript aims to examine the history, current programs, challenges, and future directions of fluoridation initiatives in Chile.
Rodrigo Mariño, Rodrigo Mariño, Rodrigo Mariño, Melisa Münzenmayer, Melisa Münzenmayer, Carlos Zaror, Carlos Zaror   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Sociodemographic Determinants of Knowledge and Risk Perception Regarding Community Fluoridation: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iași, Romania [PDF]

Epidemiologia
Background and Objectives: Community fluoridation is an effective public health measure for dental caries prevention; however, knowledge and risk perception vary.
Catalina Iulia Saveanu, Hociung Roxana, Bogdan Ioan Condrea, Daniela Anistoroaei, Alexandra Ecaterina Saveanu, Maria Sophia Saveanu, Loredana Golovcencu   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Dental caries and fluorosis after 40 years of community water fluoridation in São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]

Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE To analyze the non-exclusive impact of community water fluoridation on the prevalence of caries and dental fluorosis in schoolchildren in the municipality of São Paulo between 1986 and 2023. METHODS Secondary data were used for the index age
Paulo Capel Narvai, Carlos Cesar da Silva Soares, Antonio Carlos Frias, José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Consequences of community water fluoridation cessation for Medicaid-eligible children and adolescents in Juneau, Alaska [PDF]

BMC Oral Health, 2018
Background The general aim of this research was to determine whether cessation of community water fluoridation (CWF) increased oral health disparities, as measured by dental caries procedures and restoration costs for children and adolescents.
Jennifer Meyer, Vasileios Margaritis, Aaron Mendelsohn   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Community Water Fluoridation in Focus: A Comprehensive Look at Fluoridation Levels across America. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
Hung M, Mohajeri A, Chiang J, Park J, Bautista B, Hardy C, Lipsky MS.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Community Water Fluoridation: Caveats to Implement Justice in Public Oral Health. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Song Y, Kim J.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effects of Community Water Fluoridation on Dental Caries Disparities in Adolescents. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
Matsuo G, Aida J, Osaka K, Rozier RG.
europepmc   +2 more sources