Economic evaluation of an expanded caries-preventive program targeting toddlers in high-risk areas in Sweden.
January 14, 2019
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Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
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Anderson M, Davidson T, Dahllöf G, Grindefjord M.
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[Epub ahead of print]
Excerpts:
Many times, interventions are implemented based on efficacy studies and other populations. This study shows the importance of evaluating ongoing efforts already in place. We had anticipated that the supplemental intervention would be effective and that it would be beneficial to put into clinical practice. But evidence-based medicine is about facts and proof, not belief. The evidence did not support our anticipations.
Dental caries is a multifactorial disease [27] and, thus, require