The fluoride intake from diet, water and toothpaste of New Zealand adolescents

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The fluoride intake from diet, water and toothpaste of New Zealand adolescents

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Background: Fluoride plays an essential role in the prevention of dental caries, the most common chronic disease for New Zealanders of all ages. Despite public controversy, community water fluoridation (CWF) is considered one of the top 10 greatest public health achievements of the past century. Currently, only 48% of New Zealanders have access to fluoridated water, with limited data on fluoride intakes in the New Zealand (NZ) population available. Objective: To assess the fluoride intake of ...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2021

Creator

Shahin, Aysu

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/10734

Related subjects

NewZealand / Fluoride / Adolescents / Intake / Caries / Fluoridation / waterfluordiation

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