Tag: poverty
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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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Does poverty cause dental caries?
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Tooth loss among older adults according to poverty status in the United States from 1999 through 2004 and 2009 through 2014.
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Fluoride in drinking water: a review on the status and stress effects.