Water Fluoridation and the Association of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Dental Caries in Australian Children.

Conclusions. Consumption of SSBs should be considered a major risk factor for dental caries. However, increased exposure to fluoridated public water helped ameliorate the association between SSB consumption and dental decay. These results reconfirm the benefits of community water fluoridation for oral health. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print January 17, 2013: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300889). PMID: 23327241 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Rural Remote Health - January 17, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: Armfield JM, Spencer AJ, Roberts-Thomson KF, Plastow K Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: research

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