Study Retracted on November 8, 2022.
Retraction Note: BMC Public Health 20, 1657 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09765-4
The Editor has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the data analysis and conclusions in the paper. The authors have provided raw data, and post-publication review found inconsistencies in methodology and major misinterpretation of the primary result. None of the authors agree to this retraction.
Plain language summary
Sealants or fluoride varnishes: which treatment is better for preventing decay in the permanent back teeth of children and adolescents?
Why is this question important?
Tooth decay (also called a cavity or caries) is when a small hole develops in a tooth. This happens because bacteria (tiny living organisms) that live in the mouth feed on sugar in the food we eat. As they feed, the bacteria produce acid that attacks teeth. If teeth are not cleaned regularly aft
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E. Helte, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SWEDEN,
C. Donat Vargas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, SPAIN
M. Kippler, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SWEDEN,
A. Wolk, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SWEDEN,
K. Michaelsson, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SWEDEN.
A. Akesson, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SWEDEN,
Authors:
Yudan Wei, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, United States
J. Zhu, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA.
S. Wetzstein, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.
Authors:
J. Ibarluzea, Department of Health of the Basque Government, Subdirectorate of Public Health of Gipuzkoa, Donostia-San Sebastián, SPAIN
M. Gallastegi, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development., Donostia-San Sebastián, SPAIN
M. Lopez Espinosa, Nursing School, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, SPAIN
C. M. Villanueva, Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, SPAIN,
I. Riano,
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Philippe Grandjean, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Authors
J. E. Cunningham, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
H. McCague, Institute for Social Research, York University, Toronto, ON, CANADA
A. Malin, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
J. Riddell, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CANADA
D. Flora, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON, CANADA.
C. Till, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON, CANADA.
Authors
Chris Neurath, American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP), Lexington, MA, United States
Paul Connett, American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP), Binghamton, NY, United States
Michael Connett, Waters Kraus & Paul, El Segundo, CA
J. William Hirzy, American University Dept. of Chemistry, Washington, DC
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