"Fluoridation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Practice of adding fluoride to water for the purpose of preventing tooth decay and cavities.
| Descriptor ID |
D005457
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.761.382 N06.890.235
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| Concept/Terms |
Fluoridation- Fluoridation
- Water Fluoridation
- Fluoridation, Water
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fluoridation" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes associated with dentists' risk assessment. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2006 Oct; 34(5):381-6.
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Patterns of fracture among the United States elderly: geographic and fluoride effects. Ann Epidemiol. 1996 May; 6(3):209-16.
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Hip fracture incidence before and after the fluoridation of the public water supply, Rochester, Minnesota. Am J Public Health. 1993 May; 83(5):743-5.
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The association between water fluoridation and hip fracture among white women and men aged 65 years and older. A national ecologic study. Ann Epidemiol. 1992 Sep; 2(5):617-26.
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Water fluoridation and hip fracture. JAMA. 1991 Jul 24-31; 266(4):513-4.