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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

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   +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 and the integrity of equitable public health infrastructure. [PDF]

J Public Health Dent, 2022
Zokaie T, Pollick H.
europepmc   +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

Comments on recent community water fluoridation studies. [PDF]

Br Dent J, 2023
AbstractWater fluoridation is a public health measure to reduce levels of dental caries in populations. A report of the recently completed CATFISH study has been published. This was the first UK evaluation of fluoridation introduction for many years; it was carefully designed and executed and is welcomed. The purpose of this article is to highlight the
Hearnshaw S, Cockcroft B, Rugg-Gunn A, Morris AJ, Lowry RJ, Beal J, Johnson J, Jacob M.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Family physicians as advocates for community water fluoridation. [PDF]

Can Fam Physician, 2023
Dickinson JA, Guichon J, Wadey W, Da Silva K.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Community Water Fluoridation and Rate of Pediatric Fractures. [PDF]

J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev, 2023
Background: The effect of community water fluoridation on bone fragility and fracture has been inconclusive in the literature. The null hypothesis of this study was that no association was observed between water fluoride level and risk of fracture in children.
Lindsay SE, Lindsay SE, Smith S, Yang S, Yoo J.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources