• DOI:10.1177/154405910708600504
Corpus ID: 58958881

Effectiveness of Fluoride in Preventing Caries in Adults

@article{Griffin2007EffectivenessOF,
  title={Effectiveness of Fluoride in Preventing Caries in Adults},
  author={S. Griffin and E. Regnier and P. Griffin and V. Huntley},
  journal={Journal of Dental Research},
  year={2007},
  volume={86},
  pages={410 - 415}
}

S. Griffin, E. Regnier, +1 author V. Huntley

Published 2007

Medicine

Journal of Dental Research

To date, no systematic reviews have found fluoride to be effective in preventing dental caries in adults. The objective of this meta-analysis was to examine the effectiveness of self- and professionally applied fluoride and water fluoridation among adults. We used a random-effects model to estimate the effect size of fluoride (absolute difference in annual caries increment or relative risk ratio) for all adults aged 20+ years and for adults aged 40+ years. Twenty studies were included in the… CONTINUE READING

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