ArticleIsrael journal of health policy research2024
The effect of cessation of drinking water fluoridation on dental restorations and crowns in children aged 3-5 years in Israel - a retrospective study.
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- The impact of community water fluoridation cessation on health equity and service utilization: a global scoping review.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Effect of different concentrations of community water fluoride on composite resin: Field emission scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis.Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics · 2025Article
- The child dental care reform in Israel - age-related patterns of uptake: 2011 to 2022.Israel journal of health policy research · 2025Article
- Dental lessons learned from large-scale military dental records in the Israel defense forces: military dentistry as a window into national oral health trends.Israel journal of health policy research · 2025Article
- Facts and Fallacies of the Fluoride Controversy: A Contemporary Perspective.International dental journal · 2025Review
- Projected Outcomes of Removing Fluoride From US Public Water Systems.JAMA health forum · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundCommunity water fluoridation began in the 1945 as a public health measure to prevent and control caries and was implemented in Israel in 1981. Community water fluoridation reduced caries significantly, but in 2014, the Ministry of Health decided to stop Community water fluoridation in Israel. The aim of our study was to examine the effect of fluoridation cessation on the dental health of children aged 3-5, treated in "Assuta Tel Aviv" dental clinics, under general anesthesia or deep sedation.
methodsThe computerized Maccabi-Dent database provided data for this retrospective study. Records from the years 2014-2019 including treatment codes for procedures relevant to the study, the number of stainless-steel crowns and restorations of all types were examined. Kruskal-Wallis test was performed to compare the results from before and after fluoridation cessation.
resultsA statistically significant increase in the mean number of treatments in the years after fluoridation cessation (P < 0.05) was found. There was approximately a two-fold increase in the number of all treatments for all ages.
conclusionThe results of the study emphasize the advantages of water fluoridation and are further proof of the need to restore community water fluoridation in Israel.
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