Effect of community water fluoridation cessation on dental caries in 12-year-old Israeli children: a retrospective analysis of socioeconomic disparities (2014-2022).
When Israel stopped mandatory water fluoridation in 2014, cavity experience increased among 12-year-olds, particularly in low-socioeconomic communities, widening health disparities between socioeconomic groups and genders.
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