Impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on dental caries, periodontitis and edentulism in Australia: a modelling study.
A modelling study projected that a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages would prevent millions of dental caries cases and tens of thousands of periodontitis and edentulism cases in Australia, generating substantial lifetime health gains with approximately a quarter attributable to oral disease reduction.
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