Australian Dental Journal
The official journal of the Australian Dental Association
Australian Dental Journal 2015; 60: 30–37 doi: 10.1111/adj.12243
The effect of lifetime fluoridation exposure on dental caries experience of younger rural adults LA Crocombe,*† DS Brennan,* GD Slade,‡ JF Stewart,* AJ Spencer* *Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. †Centre for Rural Health, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ‡Department of Dental Ecology, UNC School of Dentistry, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
ABSTRACT Background: The aim of this study was to confirm whether the level of lifetime fluoridation exposure is associated with lower dental caries experience in younger adults (15–46 years). Methods: Data of the cohort born between 1960 and 1990 residing outside Australia’s capital cities from the 2004 2006 Australian National Survey of Adult Oral Health were analysed. Residential history questionnaires were used to determine the percentage of each person’s lifetime exposure to fluoridated water (
The official journal of the Australian Dental Association
Australian Dental Journal 2015; 60: 30–37 doi: 10.1111/adj.12243
The effect of lifetime fluoridation exposure on dental caries experience of younger rural adults LA Crocombe,*† DS Brennan,* GD Slade,‡ JF Stewart,* AJ Spencer* *Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. †Centre for Rural Health, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ‡Department of Dental Ecology, UNC School of Dentistry, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
ABSTRACT Background: The aim of this study was to confirm whether the level of lifetime fluoridation exposure is associated with lower dental caries experience in younger adults (15–46 years). Methods: Data of the cohort born between 1960 and 1990 residing outside Australia’s capital cities from the 2004 2006 Australian National Survey of Adult Oral Health were analysed. Residential history questionnaires were used to determine the percentage of each person’s lifetime exposure to fluoridated water (
