Fluoridation Does Not Reduce Tooth Decay - Health Ministry Figures Show | Voxy.co.nz
Fluoridation Does Not Reduce Tooth Decay - Health Ministry Figures Show | Voxy.co.nz:
"Ministry of Health 2008 dental statistics for NZ show no benefit from fluoridation. This mirrors research published last year by the American Dental Association, also showing no benefit, from a study of 39,000 US children.
The average Decayed Missing or Filled Teeth (DMFT) is 0.93 in Wellington and Auckland, in both fluoridated in non-fluoridates areas. The percent of children 'caries-free' (without any tooth decay) is 63% in non-fluoridated areas - 1% better than the fluoridated ones, though this is statistically meaningless.
For the rest of NZ, the figures are 44% and 45% caries-free respectively. And the difference in DMFT - 1 tenth (in practice, 1 tenth of a filling). 'This is clinically meaningless, and less than annual variations' says Mark Atkin of Fluoridation-Free NZ Coalition."
"Ministry of Health 2008 dental statistics for NZ show no benefit from fluoridation. This mirrors research published last year by the American Dental Association, also showing no benefit, from a study of 39,000 US children.
The average Decayed Missing or Filled Teeth (DMFT) is 0.93 in Wellington and Auckland, in both fluoridated in non-fluoridates areas. The percent of children 'caries-free' (without any tooth decay) is 63% in non-fluoridated areas - 1% better than the fluoridated ones, though this is statistically meaningless.
For the rest of NZ, the figures are 44% and 45% caries-free respectively. And the difference in DMFT - 1 tenth (in practice, 1 tenth of a filling). 'This is clinically meaningless, and less than annual variations' says Mark Atkin of Fluoridation-Free NZ Coalition."
posted by FluorideNews at 6:31 AM
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