Dental Caries and Fluoride Exposure in Western Australia

• Published in: Journal of dental research Vol. 70; no. 7; pp. 1029 - 1034
• Main Author: Riordan, P.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.1991
• Subjects: Age Factors; Analysis of Variance; Child; Dental Caries - epidemiology; Dental Caries - etiology; Dentistry; DMF Index; Female; Fluoridation; Fluorides - administration & dosage; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tablets; Time Factors; Toothpastes; Western Australia - epidemiology; Western Australia

Most water supplies in Western Australia (WA) have been fluoridated since about 1968, but one region has persistently resisted. Supplement use has been encouraged there, and fluoride toothpaste is widely used. Caries prevalence and caries experience in children in Perth (F- 0.8 mg/L) have declined s...