Sara D'Haese, Femke De Meester, Greet Cardon, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche, Delfien Van Dyck
Changes in the perceived neighborhood environment in relation to changes in physical activity: A longitudinal study from childhood into adolescence
Health & place
toothpastes available europe contain range fluoride concentrations meeting recommended level caries prevention 1000 ppm fluoride ppm others containing low fluoride study evaluated toothpaste fluoride concentrations latvia lithuania inform targeted public health strategies regions high prevalence dental caries crosssectional study conducted may 2019 may 2020 using validated questionnaire latvia lithuania nationally representative samples 1309 families 5436 members provided data mixedmode survey paper online sociodemographic information toothpaste type brand type descriptive statistics chisquare tests p 005 used analysis fifteen percent families used nonfluoridated toothpaste 12 used 1000 part per million ppm fluoride latvia 568 preschoolers 287 schoolchildren used 1000 ppm nonfluoride toothpaste whereas lithuania 472 preschoolers 291 schoolchildren used 1000 ppm nonfluoride toothpaste 63 adolescents 73 adults used toothpaste optimal fluoride content 1000 ppm 228 registered toothpaste types 62 contained 1000 ppm optimal caries prevention 29 latvian 24 lithuanian families used least one nonfluoridated toothpaste study revealed significant gaps use fluoride toothpaste among families latvia lithuania especially among children effectively prevent dental caries targeted interventions education must promote optimal fluoride toothpaste use particularly among vulnerable populations