Initiation of water fluoridation (artificial or natural) vs Low/non-fluoridated water (0.4 ppm fluoride or less)
Change in proportion of caries-free children (permanent teeth) · People of all ages in a community setting; the included caries studies were all in children aged 3 to 16 years
Initiation of water fluoridation (artificial or natural) may leads to higher change in proportion of caries-free children (permanent teeth) compared with low/non-fluoridated water (0.4 ppm fluoride or less) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries 2015 · Cochrane All outcomesFollow-up 8 to 12 yearsMD 0.14 [0.05, 0.23]8 studies · 53538 participantsLow