How effective and cost-effective is water fluoridation for adults? Protocol for a 10-year retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background Tooth decay can cause pain, sleepless nights and loss of productive workdays. Fluoridation of drinking water was identified in the 1940s as a cost-effective method of prevention. In the mid-1970s, fluoride toothpastes became widely available. Since then, in high-income countries...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-01-01
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| Series: | BDJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-021-00062-9 |