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Does water fluoridation influence ethnic inequalities in caries in Brazilian children and adolescents?

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2021
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the influence of community water fluoridation on ethnic inequalities in untreated dental caries among children and adolescents in Brazil while taking the human development context into account.
R. A. Bomfim, R. Watt, G. Tsakos, A. Heilmann, P. Frazão   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Populations Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Public Drinking Water—United States, 1992-2006 [PDF]

, 2008
Water fluoridation has been identified by CDC as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. The decline in the prevalence and severity of dental caries (tooth decay) in the United States during the past 60 years has been attributed ...

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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.
Bath, Chana, Cooper, D Lowery, Day, European Commission, Feltman, Flynn, Galletti, Gillam, Harrison, Jooste, Klein, Larsen, Lee, National Research Council (NRC), Peckham, S Peckham, S Spencer, Vanderpump, Vanderpump, Warren, Wilson   +22 more
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Comparison of surface roughness of root cementum and orthodontically induced root resorption craters from high- and low-fluoridation areas: a 3D confocal microscopy study

Progress in Orthodontics, 2022
Background Fluoride has a major role in strengthening the structure of enamel against acids. Despite differences between caries and root resorption processes, both events inherently involve acidic dissolution of dental tissues.
Chelsea Mann, Lam L. Cheng, Sarbin Ranjitkar, Selma T. Elekdag-Turk, Tamer Turk, M. Ali Darendeliler   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioethical considerations about water fluoridation: a critical review.

Journal of Oral Research, 2016
Dental caries is one of the oral pathologies with greater burden of disease in the Chilean population. Fluoridation of drinking water has been used as a caries prevention strategy. However, its application as a public policy has been questioned since its
María Elisa Quinteros
doaj   +1 more source

External control of water fluoridation in a small municipality of northeast of Brazil

Revista de Odontologia da UNESP, 2020
Introduction Fluoridation of public water supply is an important measure in the prevention of dental caries. Objective This study aimed to monitor the fluoride (F) concentrations of a public water supply with water fluoridation program in a small ...
Maria Eliza Dantas BEZERRA, Thays Matias RIBEIRO, Franklin Delano Soares FORTE, Fábio Correia SAMPAIO, Jocianelle Maria Félix Fernandes NUNES   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Situational diagnosis of policies in Latin American and Caribbean countries for the use of fluoride and reduction of sugar consumption

Brazilian Oral Research, 2023
Policy evaluation and guidance on fluoride use and sugar consumption in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACC) may provide a scientific evidence basis for policymakers, dental professionals, civil society organizations and individuals committed to
Saul Martins PAIVA, Ivana Meyer PRADO, Matheus França PERAZZO, Carol C. GUARNIZO-HERREÑO, Ana Maria ACEVEDO, Jorge Luis CASTILLO, Ninoska ABREU-PLACERES, Rodrigo Andrés GIACAMAN, Antônio Pedro RICOMINI-FILHO, Stefania MARTIGNON, Zilson MALHEIROS, Bernal STEWART, Marcelo BÖNECKER   +12 more
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Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a single annual professional intervention for the prevention of childhood dental caries in a remote rural Indigenous community [PDF]

, 2015
Background The aim of the study is to reduce the high prevalence of tooth decay in children in a remote, rural Indigenous community in Australia, by application of a single annual dental preventive intervention.
A Ahovuo-Saloranta, A Tam, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, BF Gooch, BL Pihlstrom, FJ Ramos-Gomez, GC Mejia, GD Slade, J Abanto, JA Aas, JA Weintraub, Jeroen Kroon, JJ Caro, JM Tanzer, JY Lee, K Gabris, K Pieper, K Roberts-Thomson, KF Roberts-Thomson, KJ Stevens, L Lopez, L Zhan, Lisa M. Jamieson, LJ Walsh, M Bonecker, MF Savage, MM Braga, MS Skeie, National Health & Medical Research Council, Newell W. Johnson, NW Johnson, Ohnmar Tut, OK Tut, Paul A. Scuffham, PL Rouxel, PM Milgrom, PS Ollila, Ratilal Lalloo, RH Selwitz, RJ Berkowitz, RJ Marino, Robyn Boase, S Gherunpong, S Krisdapong, S Kumar, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Surani Fernando, T Vos, Valda Wallace, VC Marinho, W Marcenes, Yvonne Cadet-James   +52 more
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Inequalities in public water supply fluoridation in Brazil: An ecological study

BMC Oral Health, 2008
Background The literature is scarce on the social and geographic inequalities in the access to and implementation of the fluoridation of public water supplies.
Moysés Simone T, Olandoski Marcia, da Silva Wander J, Gabardo Marilisa CL, Moysés Samuel J   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential fluoride toxicity from oral medicaments: A review [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2017
The beneficial effects of fluoride on human oral health are well studied. There are numerous studies demonstrating that a small amount of fluoride delivered to the oral cavity decreases the prevalence of dental decay and results in stronger teeth and ...
Rizwan Ullah, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Nazish Shahani   +2 more
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