Systematic Reviews Archive
2016 systematic review points to increase in tooth decay rates after cessation of water fluoridation
A recent systematic review of the dental health effects of cessation of water fluoridation (1) has concluded that...
Read moreInternational group of experts points to contemporary evidence of fluoridation’s dental benefits
Writing in the British Dental Journal, experts from the United States, Canada, Ireland, the UK, Israel, Australia...
Read moreAustralian NHMRC Evidence Evaluation (2016)
The Evidence Evaluation considered the 2015 Cochrane Review, but also 25 additional studies from 2006 to 2015 that...
Read moreCochrane Oral Health Group systematic review (2015)
The results of a systematic review by the Cochrane Oral Health Group (COHG) June 2015, indicates “water fluoridation...
Read moreAustralian National Health and Medical Research Council systematic review (2007)
A systematic review published by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in 2007...
Read moreTruman et al systematic review (2002)
In 2002, a US Task Force on Community Preventive Services published the findings of its systematic review of 21...
Read moreUniversity of York systematic review (2000)
Since 2000, seven systematic reviews of the available scientific evidence on the benefits of water fluoridation have...
Read moreUS systematic review of the benefits of water fluoridation for adults (2007)
In 2007, a US research team led by Dr Susan Griffiths from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention completed...
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Expert Report Archive
Analysis of post-1990 studies: Effectiveness of water fluoridation in caries prevention, Rugg-Gunn and Do, 2012
Rugg-Gunn and Loc Do (2012) analysed 59 studies published between 1990 and 2010 and found that, on average...
Read moreFifty years of water fluoridation in Birmingham, 2014
In the early 1960s tooth decay was rampant among Birmingham children.
Read moreFluoridation monitoring report: Public Health England, 2014
A Public Health England analysis (2014) of studies of 5 and 12-year old children’s teeth across England found lower...
Read moreMedical Research Council report
This MRC analysis (2000) looked at a wider range of studies than those covered in the York systematic review...
Read morePublic Health England report
A Public Health England analysis (2014) of studies of 5 and 12-year old children’s teeth across England found lower...
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Studies of Interest Archive
Israeli study shows significant narrowing of dental health inequalities in fluoridated Haifa
Twelve year old Israeli children who live in the fluoridated city of Haifa have, on average, less tooth decay than...
Read moreAustralian study shows dental benefits for adults who have lived most of their lives in fluoridated areas
An Australian study published in March 2013 has confirmed the benefits of water fluoridation for adults, showing...
Read moreHospital extraction rates for dental decay, a two-region study, Elmer et al, 2014
An alternative marker for the effectiveness of water fluoridation: hospital extraction rates for dental decay, a...
Read moreLifetime fluoridation exposure on dental caries of younger rural adults
The effect of lifetime fluoridation exposure on dental caries experience of younger rural adults, Crocombe et al...
Read moreAustralian study of new fluoridation scheme confirms significant dental benefits
A study in New South Wales, Australia, has shown significant benefits from the introduction of water fluoridation in...
Read moreStudy of 11 to 13-year olds in Newcastle and Manchester
The dental benefits of fluoridation have been confirmed yet again by a new study comparing children aged 11 to 13...
Read moreAustralian study of dental benefits for adults
A study by Slade et al (2013) confirmed the benefits of water fluoridation for adults, showing reductions in tooth...
Read moreWest Midlands v North West study of tooth extractions under a GA
A study by Elmer et al (2013) found a seven times higher rate of tooth extractions under a general anaesthetic among...
Read moreNewcastle v Manchester study
Using both clinical examinations and digital photography, McGrady et al (2012) found lower levels of early and...
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