Initiation of water fluoridation (artificial or natural) vs Low/non-fluoridated water (0.4 ppm fluoride or less)
Caries increment in permanent teeth · Children aged about 12 to 16 years (Hardwick 1982), community setting
Initiation of water fluoridation (artificial or natural) led to lower caries in permanent teeth (change in DMFS) compared with low/non-fluoridated water (0.4 ppm fluoride or less); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
- Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries 2015 · Cochrane All outcomesFollow-up (single study, Hardwick 1982)MD -2.46 [-3.81, -1.11]1 study · 343 participantsGRADE not reported