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External control of fluoride concentration vs Not applicable: Water samples with fluoride concentration below the acceptable range
- Population
- Brazilian cities in the Southeast region with artificially fluoridated public water supplies
- Intervention
- External control of fluoride concentration
- Comparison
- Not applicable
- Outcome
- Water samples with fluoride concentration below the acceptable range
In the Southeast region, 24.6% of samples were below the acceptable range.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
External control of fluoride concentration vs Not applicable Samples with fluoride concentration below the acceptable range · Brazilian cities in the Southeast region with artificially fluoridated public water supplies · 1995-2013, Brazilian Southeast, Southeast region In the Southeast region, 24.6% of samples were below the acceptable range. External control of fluoridation in the public water supplies of Brazilian cities as a strategy against… (2021) All outcomes | Prevalence 24.6 | Not reported | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| External control of fluoridation in the public water supplies of Brazilian cities as a strategy against caries: a systematic review and… 2021 All outcomes | Until 10 August 2020 | 20 | Not applicable |
How reviews are matched to this question
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