The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the caries preventive effect of Salt fluoridation (SF) in the permanent dentition in children. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO COMPARE: (1) the caries preventive effects of SF versus no exposure in different age cohorts (6-8; 9-12; and 13-15 years old); (2) SF versus other community based interventions (milk or water fluoridation [WF]).
Community Dentistry, Division of Public Oral Health, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, 7 York Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa. veerasamy.yengopal@wits.ac.za