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BDJ Open, 2021 Tooth decay can cause pain, sleepless nights and loss of productive workdays. Fluoridation of drinking water was identified in the 1940s as a cost-effective method of prevention. In the mid-1970s, fluoride toothpastes became widely available. Since then,
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The Fluoride Debate: The Pros and Cons of Fluoridation [PDF]
Preventive Nutrition and Food Science, 2018 Fluoride is one of the most abundant elements found in nature. Water is the major dietary source of fluoride. The only known association with low fluoride intake is the risk of dental caries.
A. Aoun +3 more
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A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Contributions on Milk Fluoridation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Fluoridated-milk schemes have been developed and implemented in many countries to prevent dental caries. This study aimed to evaluate the impact/influence of scientific publications, researchers, and institutions conducting research on milk fluoridation;
K. Kanmodi +7 more
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2021 Objectives We examined the effect of fluoridation cessation on children's dental caries experience in the Canadian cities of Calgary (cessation in 2011) and Edmonton (still fluoridated).
L. McLaren +9 more
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Urinary Fluoride Levels among Canadians with and without Community Water Fluoridation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Drinking water is a major source of dietary fluoride intake in communities with water fluoridation. We examined the association between urinary fluoride adjusted for specific gravity (UFSG) and tap water fluoride levels, by age and sex, among individuals
J. Riddell +4 more
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Community water fluoridation and the integrity of equitable public health infrastructure
Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2021 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
T. Zokaie, H. Pollick
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Economic evaluations in water-fluoridation: a scoping review
BMC Oral Health, 2020 Background Community water fluoridation (CWF) is considered one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the twentieth century and has been a cornerstone strategies for the prevention and control of dental caries in many countries.
R. Mariño, C. Zaror
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JAMA pediatrics, 2020 Importance Robust contemporary epidemiologic evidence for the population-wide efficacy of reticulated community water fluoridation is required. Objective To evaluate whether community water fluoridation is associated with the national rates of severe ...
P. Schluter +4 more
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A Model for the Analysis of Caries Occurrence in Primary Molar Tooth Surfaces [PDF]
, 2012 Recently methods of caries quantification in the primary dentition have moved away from summary ‘whole mouth’ measures at the individual level to methods based on generalised linear modelling (GLM) approaches or survival analysis approaches. However, GLM
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Are fluoride levels in drinking water associated with hypothyroidism prevalence in England? A large observational study of GP practice data and fluoride levels in drinking water [PDF]
, 2015 Background While previous research has suggested that there is an association between fluoride ingestion and the incidence of hypothyroidism, few population level studies have been undertaken.
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