Exploring the short-term impact of community water fluoridation cessation on children's dental caries: a natural experiment in Alberta, Canada

• Published in: Public health (London) Vol. 146; pp. 56 - 64
• Main Authors: McLaren, L, Patterson, S, Thawer, S, Faris, P, McNeil, D, Potestio, M.L, Shwart, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Alberta - epidemiology; Biological markers; Biomarkers; Canada; Caries; Child; Children; Children & youth; Cities; Community; Comparative analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data points; Decay; Dental caries; Dental Caries - epidemiology; Dental surveys; Discontinued; Fluoridation; Fluoridation - statistics & numerical data; Fluorides; Humans; Infectious Disease; Internal Medicine; Polls & surveys; Prevalence; Public health; Residence Characteristics; Short term; Side effects; Teeth; Trends; Water; Alberta Canada; Canada; Dental surveys; Canada; Fluoridation; Public health

Abstract Objectives Dental caries (tooth decay) is common and can be serious. Dental caries is preventable, and community water fluoridation is one means of prevention. There is limited current research on the implications of fluoridation cessation for children's dental caries. Our objective wa...