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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
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Water fluoridation and oral health [PDF]

Acta Medica Academica, 2013
Water fluoridation, is the controlled addition of fluoride to the water supply, with the aim of reducing the prevalence of dental caries. Current estimates suggest that approximately 370 million people in 27 countries consume fluoridated water, with an
Máiréad Antoinette Harding, Denis Martin O’Mullane   +1 more
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Community water fluoridation policy and population oral health: a policy analysis [PDF]

Frontiers in Oral Health
Dental caries (tooth decay) remains the most common noncommunicable disease worldwide and continues to impose significant dental and systemic health and economic burdens despite being largely preventable. Untreated disease contributes to pain, infection,
Josefine Ortiz Wolfe, Matt Jacob, Susan Fisher-Owens   +2 more
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Municipality-level characteristics associated with very good quality water fluoridation in Brazil in 2018 [PDF]

Brazilian Oral Research
The aim of this study was to analyze factors associated with the quality of fluoridation in water supply systems in Brazil in 2018. An ecological study was conducted using official data sources on fluoridation provision and fluoride concentration ...
Lorrayne Belotti, Camila de Moraes Paulino, Paulo Frazão   +2 more
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Community Water Fluoridation a Cost–Benefit–Risk Consideration [PDF]

Public Health Challenges
For over 70 years, the addition of fluoride to public water as community water fluoridation (CWF or fluoridation) with intent to prevent dental caries continues to be controversial, and risks are seldom included in monetary evaluations.
Bill Osmunson, Griffin Cole
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Effect of community water fluoridation cessation on dental caries in 12-year-old Israeli children: a retrospective analysis of socioeconomic disparities (2014–2022) [PDF]

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Background Israel’s community water fluoridation policy, mandatory from 2002 until its halt in 2014, provides a natural experiment to assess fluoridation’s impact on pediatric oral health.
Rayan Fawarsy, Tali Chackartchi, Mordechai Findler, Doron Haim, Jonathan Mann, Guy Tobias   +5 more
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Water fluoridation, functional dentition and tooth loss in Brazilian adults: a multilevel analysis of SB Brasil 2023 [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Objective: To evaluate the association between water fluoridation and the maintenance of functional dentition (≥20 teeth) and tooth loss in Brazilian adults aged 35 to 44, considering individual and contextual factors.
Paulo Roberto Barbato, José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes, Paulo Frazao, Marco Aurélio Peres   +3 more
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The effect of cessation of drinking water fluoridation on dental restorations and crowns in children aged 3–5 years in Israel – a retrospective study [PDF]

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Background Community water fluoridation began in the 1945 as a public health measure to prevent and control caries and was implemented in Israel in 1981.
Shiran Shemesh Nezihovski, Mordechai Findler, Tali Chackartchi, Jonathan Mann, Doron Haim, Guy Tobias   +5 more
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Community water fluoridation and its influence on periodontal health in different age groups

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Community water fluoridation is a well-recognized public health initiative known for its efficacy in preventing dental cavities. The positive effects of fluoride on tooth enamel have led to widespread implementation of water fluoridation ...
Arti Dixit, Vijaysinh Ramchandra Tanpure, Piyush Jaiswal, Pallavi Tripathi Rameshchandra, Deeksha Shetty, Swastidipa Mandal, Bhumika Kamal Badiyani, Amit Kumar   +7 more
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How effective and cost-effective is water fluoridation for adults? Protocol for a 10-year retrospective cohort study

BDJ Open, 2021
Background 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.
Deborah Moore, Thomas Allen, Stephen Birch, Martin Tickle, Tanya Walsh, Iain A. Pretty   +5 more
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