Benefícios da fluoretação da água de abastecimento público como política de prevenção da saúde bucal: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Water fluoridation in Brazil's public supply systems is considered a preventive health measure for the most common disease in the world, tooth decay. This disease affects individuals of all age groups and different social levels unequally. However, its higher prevalence is observed in the low-income population and with less accessibility. Thus, the fluoridation of the supply is a care established by public law and which was adopted by the Ministry of Health, being a universal measure that covers the majority of the Brazilian population. Therefore, the objective of the study is to analyze the benefits of fluoridation of public water supply as a policy for the prevention of oral health, through a bibliographical review. The work is a narrative review of the literature, in which the selection of articles was carried out through the database at: PubMed, Scielo and Lilacs, limiting the search between the years 2009 and 2022. water in public systems was responsible for the reduction of DMFT indices, generating public health promotion. The Brazilian regions that had the greatest coverage of fluoridation in water were the Southeast and South regions, with emphasis on the South region, where about 90% of the municipalities are contemplated.