Evaluation of water fluoridation scheme in Cumbria: the CATFISH prospective longitudinal cohort study.
November 13, 2022
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Public Health Research
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Goodwin M, Emsley R, Kelly MP, Sutton M, Tickle M, Walsh T, Whittaker W, Pretty IA.
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Plain English summary
Tooth decay is the most common disease of childhood, and tooth extraction due to decay is the main reason why children have a general anaesthetic in hospital. It is known that fluoride can prevent tooth decay and can be provided via the water. Research in the USA and UK in the 1940s/50s showed that water fluoridation produced dramatic falls in tooth decay. However, the introduction of fluoride toothpaste in the 1970s also caused large reductions in dental decay. We under