Medscape
TOPLINE: Removing fluoride from public water systems in the United States could have increased the prevalence of dental caries among children by 7.5 percentage points and added $9.8 billion in healthcare costs over 5 years, a modeling study projected. METHODOLOGY: Researchers developed a model to predict how ending water fluoridation — a change that has …
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Ending Water Fluoridation Could Lead to Millions of Caries
Tami Schewe
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TOPLINE: Removing fluoride from public water systems in the United States could have increased the prevalence of dental caries among children by 7.5 percentage points and added $9.8 billion in healthcare costs over 5 years, a modeling study projected. METHODOLOGY: Researchers developed a model to predict how ending water fluoridation — a change that has
