OBJECTIVE To map the geographic distribution of fluoride in water supplies and child dental caries in remote Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory (NT). To examine the association between fluoride levels, household and community factors, access to services and child dental caries in these communities and to model the impact on the caries experience of children of introducing water fl...

This study analyzed the association between sedentary behavior (SB), unhealthy food consumption, and dental caries amongst 12-year-old schoolchildren. An epidemiological survey was carried out in five largest cities (> 80,000 inhabitants) of State Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected on decayed, missing filled teeth index (DMFT), sociodemographic characteristics, SB, water fluoridati...