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Effect on caries experience of lifetime residents after 10 years of fluoridation in Townsville, Australia
Author(s) -
Videroni W.,
Sternberg G. S.,
Davues G. N.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1976.tb00993.x
Subject(s) - medicine , water fluoridation , dentistry , comparability , oral health , environmental health , oral examination , fluoride , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , mathematics , combinatorics
An oral health survey was conducted in‐the tropical city of Townsville 10 years after its water supply was fluoridated to a level of 0.7 parts/10 8 . The results of the calibration of examiners prior to the survey are presented. Checks on the consistency and comparability of the results obtained by each examiner during the survey show that the results are reliable and reproducible. Dental caries experience of both primary and permanent teeth was found to be significantly lower in Townsville than in 16 non‐fluoridated towns. Comparisons are also made between the prevalence of caries in Townsville and four naturally fluoridated towns.