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Public Health Research, 2022 Background: Water fluoridation was introduced in the UK against a background of high dental decay within the population. Levels of decay have dramatically reduced over the last 40 years following widespread use of fluoride toothpaste.
Michaela Goodwin +7 more
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Inequalities in dental health: An ecological analysis of the interaction between the effects of water fluoridation and social deprivation on tooth decay in children living in England [PDF]
, 2015 Oral health in England has improved considerably in recent years but continues to show a strong inequalities gradient. This study was aimed at investigating variations in dental decay and elation to social deprivation and local water fluoridation.
Tocque Karen, Lynne Kennedy
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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 +1 more
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Awareness Survey on Community Water Fluoridation by Region
치위생과학회지, 2022 Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate the pro-con of re-implementation by administrative areas and the difference in perception of community water fluoridation in implemented and non-implemented areas after the community water ...
Ye-Eun Joung +6 more
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Salt fluoridation and oral health [PDF]
Acta Medica Academica, 2013 The aim of this paper is to make known the potential of fluoridated salt in community oral health programs, particularly in South Eastern Europe. Since 1922, the addition of iodine to salt has been successful in Switzerland. Goiter is virtually extinct.
Thomas M. Marthaler
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Revista Ambiente & Água, 2021 This study investigated the demographic, socioeconomic, and municipal health indicators related to the quality of water fluoridation. An ecological study was carried out in Espirito Santo state (ES), based on data from the Drinking Water Quality ...
Ariane Mendonça +4 more
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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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Environmental Health, 2020 Background Previous studies have shown a correlation between fluoride concentrations in urine and community water fluoride concentrations. However, there are no studies of the relationship between community water fluoridation, urine, serum, and amniotic ...
Dawud Abduweli Uyghurturk +4 more
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Revisiting the Ethical Framework Governing Water Fluoridation and Food Fortification
Voices in Bioethics, 2020 Introduction Nutrition is one of the most important aspects of preventative health, and interventions such as food fortification and water fluoridation have been implemented widely to ensure that populations are meeting key micronutrient ...
Ahmad Shakeri, Howsikan Kugathasan
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