title: Community water fluoridation reduced dental caries in Australian adults born before its widespread implementation at least as much as after its widespread adoption.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Effects of fluoridated drinking water on dental caries in Australian adults. Slade GD, Sanders AE, Do L, Roberts-Thomson K, Spencer AJ. J Dent Res 2013;92:376.
  
  
  METHODS
  Vinicius N. Tavares, DDS, MPH, Jayanth V. Kumar, DDS, MPH PURPOSE/QUESTION: This study investigated the long term caries-prevention benefits of community water fluoridation for individuals born before its widespread implementation
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Government: National Health and Medical Research Council grants Industry: Colgate-Palmolive, New York, USA provided gifts for study participants Other: Australian Dental Association and state and territory health departments and dental services
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective cohort study
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 2 STRENGTH OF RECOMMENDATION GRADE: Not applicable.
authors.affiliation: Dental Public Health Resident, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Vinicius N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Jayanth V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005457:Fluoridation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male