Water Fluoridation Over 25 Years - UK Case Study | ACFF
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Researchers conducted a final comparison of dental caries experience between the two communities prior to fluoridation. They sought to compare the mean dmft and dmfs indices, missing teeth, lifetime experience of dental caries and prevalence of toothache, extractions and general anesthesia for extractions between a continuously fluoridated area over the past 25 years (1976-1994) to a non-fluoridated community. Furthermore, investigators sought to evaluate how the trends in dental caries may have changed over time in the two communities.
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