Caries behavior in deciduous dentition and fluoridated water (2018)
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- USP affiliated authors: NARVAI, PAULO CAPEL - FSP ; CRUZ, MARIANGELA GUANAES BORTOLO DA - FSP
- Unidade: FSP
- DOI: 10.15406/mojph.2018.07.00223
- Subjects: SAÚDE BUCAL; FLUORAÇÃO DAS ÁGUAS; DENTIÇÃO DECÍDUA; CÁRIE DENTÁRIA; SAÚDE PÚBLICA
- Language: Inglês
- Abstract: Background: There is no evidence that fluoridation of public water supplies generates a preventive benefit in relation to dental caries, to those provided by the widespread use of fluoridated dentifrices; especially on the deciduous dentition, a current challenge in the field of Oral Health in the regions of the Americas and the Caribbean. Objectives: To analyze the degree of the preventive benefit of exposure to fluoridated water in relation to caries in the deciduous dentition. Methods: A double census population survey was conducted in two Brazilian cities, in 5 and 6years old children (N= 233), immersed in their exposure (Silveiras, N= 149) or not exposure (São José do Barreiro, N= 84) condition to fluoridated water, from 2009 to 2014. The experience, magnitude and degree of caries polarization were evaluated using the dmft index and the association was tested using Pearson’s chi-square statistics and prevalence ratio (PR) between not exposed (NE) and exposed (E). Results and discussion: Although caries experience (dmft≥1) was not associated with exposure to fluoridated water (chi-square= 2.77, p=0.96, α=5%), there was a significant difference in the magnitude which the disease reached the population: the mean dmft were 2.74 in those exposed and 4.17 in those not exposed. The degree of polarization, indicated by the percentage of individuals with dmft =0, was different, being higher (43.0%) in those exposed and lower (31.0%) in those not exposed. PR (NE/E) was 1.21 indicating that exposure to fluoridated water corresponded to a 21% lower prevalence rate, compared to those not exposed. Conclusion: Exposure to fluoridated water implied a lower mean value of the dmft index, even in the presence of the concomitant exposure to fluoridated dentifrice
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- Título: MOJ Public Health
- ISSN: 2379-6383
- Volume/Número/Paginação/Ano: v.7, n.4, p.169-172, 2018
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CRUZ, Mariângela Guanaes Bortolo da e NARVAI, Paulo Capel. Caries behavior in deciduous dentition and fluoridated water. MOJ Public Health, v. 7, n. 4, p. 169-172, 2018Tradução . . Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.15406/mojph.2018.07.00223. Acesso em: 20 fev. 2026. -
APA
Cruz, M. G. B. da, & Narvai, P. C. (2018). Caries behavior in deciduous dentition and fluoridated water. MOJ Public Health, 7( 4), 169-172. doi:10.15406/mojph.2018.07.00223 -
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Cruz MGB da, Narvai PC. Caries behavior in deciduous dentition and fluoridated water [Internet]. MOJ Public Health. 2018 ;7( 4): 169-172.[citado 2026 fev. 20 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.15406/mojph.2018.07.00223 -
Vancouver
Cruz MGB da, Narvai PC. Caries behavior in deciduous dentition and fluoridated water [Internet]. MOJ Public Health. 2018 ;7( 4): 169-172.[citado 2026 fev. 20 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.15406/mojph.2018.07.00223 - Cárie e fluoretação das águas em dois munícipios brasileiros com baixa prevalência da doença, na segunda década do século XXI
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Informações sobre o DOI: 10.15406/mojph.2018.07.00223 (Fonte: oaDOI API)
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