Open AccessWater Fluoridation and the Association of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Dental Caries in Australian Children
Author(s) -
Jason M. Armfield,
A. John Spencer,
Kaye RobertsThomson,
Katrina Plastow
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300889
Subject(s) - environmental health , water fluoridation , medicine , socioeconomic status , dental decay , confounding , dentistry , consumption (sociology) , cross sectional study , public health , sugar consumption , oral health , sugar , population , fluoride , inorganic chemistry , social science , chemistry , nursing , pathology , sociology , biochemistry
We examined demographic and socioeconomic differences in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), its association with dental caries in children, and whether exposure to water fluoridation modifies this association.