Consequences of community water fluoridation cessation for Medicaid-eligible children and adolescents in Juneau, Alaska

Table 3 Mean Caries-related Treatment Costs by Age in 2003 and 2012 and Adjusted for Inflation

Age Group (years)	Mean ($) 2003 Optimal CWF	Mean ($) 2012 Suboptimal CWF	Mann-Whitney U p	Total Cost Inc/ % Inc	Adjusted ^a −25% Inflation	Increase ($) Attributed to Suboptimal CWF
0 to < 6	272.72	644.72	0.0001	372.00/136%	111%	302.71
0 to < 7	350.13	692.87	0.0001	342.74/98%	73%	255.60
7 to < 13	241.52	382.44	0.001	140.92/58%	33%	79.70
13 to 18	519.07	795.68	0.035	276.61/53%	28%	145.34
0 to 18	344.34	593.70	0.0001	249.36/72%	47%	161.84

^aService provider charges were used rather than Medicaid reimbursement amounts for comparisons by accurately adjusting for inflation

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