scholarly journals Impact of water fluoridation on dental caries decline across racial and income subgroups of Brazilian adolescents

2022 ◽  
pp. e2022007
Author(s):  
Rafael Aiello Bomfim ◽  
Paulo Frazão
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Water Fluoridation

scholarly journals Systematic Review of Intervention Studies Aiming at Reducing Inequality in Dental Caries among Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1300
Author(s):  
Anqi Shen ◽  
Eduardo Bernabé ◽  
Wael Sabbah
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
The Impact

(1) Background: The objective is to systematically review the evidence on intervention programs aiming at reducing inequality in dental caries among children. (2) Methods: Two independent investigators searched MEDLINE, Cochrane library, and Ovid up to December 2020 to identify intervention studies assessing the impact on socioeconomic inequalities in dental caries among children. The interventions included any health promotion/preventive intervention aiming at reducing caries among children across different socioeconomic groups. Comparison groups included children with alternative or no intervention. Cochrane criteria were used to assess interventional studies for risk of bias. (3) Results: After removal of duplicate studies, 1235 articles were retained. Out of 43 relevant papers, 13 articles were identified and used in qualitative synthesis, and reported quantifiable outcomes. The included studies varied in measurements of interventions, sample size, age groups, and follow-up time. Five studies assessed oral health promotion or health-education, four assessed topical fluorides, and four assessed water fluoridation. Interventions targeting the whole population showed a consistent reduction of socioeconomic inequalities in dental caries among children. (4) Conclusion: The quality of included papers was moderate. High heterogeneity did not allow aggregation of the findings. The overall findings suggest that whole population interventions such as water fluoridation are more likely to reduce inequalities in children’s caries than target population and individual interventions.

Dental caries and dental fluorosis according to water fluoridation among 12-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren: a nation-wide study comparing different municipalities

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 501-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon Targino Firmino ◽  
André Xavier Bueno ◽  
Carolina Castro Martins ◽  
Fernanda Morais Ferreira ◽  
Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Dental Fluorosis ◽  
Water Fluoridation

Effect of School Water Fluoridation on Dental Caries: Results in Seagrove, NC, After 12 Years

1983 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley B. Heifetz ◽  
Herschel S. Horowitz ◽  
Janet A. Brunelle
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Water Fluoridation

Is water fluoridation effective in reducing inequalities in dental caries distribution in developing countries? Recent findings from Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 302-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Aurélio Peres ◽  
José Leopoldo Fereira Antunes ◽  
Karen Glazer Peres
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Water Fluoridation

Water fluoridation: current challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. archdischild-2019-318545
Author(s):  
John Furness ◽  
Sam J Oddie ◽  
Simon Hearnshaw
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Do So

Dental extraction for caries is the most common reason for children aged 6–10 years to be admitted to hospital. Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) is safe and effective at reducing dental caries. It is most effective where there is more deprivation. However, many deprived areas do not have CWF despite Public Health England recommending it. Those who lobby against fluoridation do so using emotionally charged language and misinformation. We discuss the benefits of fluoridation and the specious arguments used against this important public health measure. The National CWF Network is led by dentists and promotes CWF. COVID-19 has led to the suspension of routine dentistry, renewing the urgency of implementation of CWF. Professional bodies such as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health are urged to give their support.

scholarly journals Critique of the review of 'Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries' published by the Cochrane Collaboration in 2015

BDJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 220 (7) ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Rugg-Gunn ◽  
A. J. Spencer ◽  
H. P. Whelton ◽  
C. Jones ◽  
J. F. Beal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Cochrane Collaboration ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
The Cochrane Collaboration

scholarly journals A Comparison of Dental Caries Status in Cities With or Without Water Fluoridation

Epidemiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Hun Han ◽  
Jin Bom Kim ◽  
Kwang Hak Bae
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Water Fluoridation

scholarly journals The importance of fluoride dentifrices to the current dental caries prevalence in Brazil

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Aparecido Cury ◽  
Livia Maria Andaló Tenuta ◽  
Cecilia Claudia Costa Ribeiro ◽  
Adriana Franco Paes Leme
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Caries Prevalence ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Epidemiological Surveys ◽  
Fluoride Dentifrice

Similar to that which occurred in most developed countries, dental caries have shown a significant decline in Brazil over the last two decades. Water fluoridation, expansion of preventive programs at schools, and especially, the widespread use of fluoride dentifrice are discussed as factors related to this reduction in caries. Data from epidemiological surveys and historical facts are presented to support the importance of fluoride dentifrices to the current caries prevalence in Brazil.

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