Cost-Benefit Analysis of Drinking Water Fluoridation in 12-year-old Children in the Biobío Region, Chile.

• Main Authors: Camilo Ulloa (Author), Catherine de la Puente (Author), Fernando Rojas (Author), Sofía Irigoyen (Author), Raúl Flores-Cartes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Concepción., 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fluoridation has been shown to be an effective measure against caries in children. The present study evaluates the cost-benefit of the fluoridated water program for the reduction of dental caries in 12-year-old children in the Biobío Region, the only region in Chile that has not implemented this pr...