Tag: Fluoridation
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Effects of life-long fluoride intake on bone measures of adolescents: a prospective cohort study.
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Paradigms and Public Health Policy Versus Evidence.
Editor’s Note: The article below is the last scientific paper written by Dr Richard G Foulkes before his death on 3 September 2007. Originally it was submitted to the British Columbia Medical Journal in response to an opinion piece titled “Fear of fluoride—more bark than bite?” published in the September 2006 issue of that journal. […]
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Association between Fluoride Concentration in Public Water Supplies and Beneficial and Adverse Health Outcomes in England: An Ecological Study.
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Possible Benefits and Adverse Effects of Fluoridation in England, 2018 Public Health England Report.
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NHS dental activity: a population marker for the effectiveness of community water fluoridation in children in England.
References 1. Selwitz R H, Ismail A I, Pitts N B. Dental caries. Lancet 2007; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60031-2. 2. Scarpelli A C, Paiva S M, Viegas C M, Carvalho A C, Ferreira F M, Pordeus I A. Oral health-related quality of life among Brazilian preschool children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2013; 41: 336-344. 3. Martins-Júnior P […]
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Fluoridation of water supplies in Ireland–1978-1987.
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Water fluoride concentrations in England, 2009-2020.
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Association Between Water Fluoridation and Income-Related Dental Caries of US Children and Adolescents.
This cohort study examines the incidence of dental caries in children and adolescents of varying income levels living in areas with vs without water fluoridation. By age 11 years, an American child living in poverty has twice the level of dental caries (tooth decay) as one living at 3 times the poverty threshold.1 To achieve […]
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Referendum opposition to fluoridation and health literacy: a cross-sectional analysis conducted in three large US cities.
Abstract Objective To explore health literacy as a marker of voter confusion in order to understand the basis for public opposition to community water fluoridation. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Conducted in three large US cities of San Antonio, Texas (602 voting precincts); Wichita, Kansas (171 voting precincts); and Portland, Oregon (132 voting precincts). Precinct-level […]
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Water Fluoridation and Dental Caries in U.S. Children and Adolescents.
Abstract Fluoridation of America’s drinking water was among the great public health achievements of the 20th century. Yet there is a paucity of studies from the past 3 decades investigating its dental health benefits in the U.S. population. This cross-sectional study sought to evaluate associations between availability of community water fluoridation (CWF) and dental caries […]