Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse? A comparative study of two school-based programs

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Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse? A comparative study of two school-based programs. / Keller, M K; Klausen, BJ; Twetman, S.

In: Community Dental Health, Vol. 33, No. 1, 03.2016, p. 23-26.

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Keller, MK, Klausen, BJ & Twetman, S 2016, 'Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse? A comparative study of two school-based programs', Community Dental Health, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_3869Keller04

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Keller, M. K., Klausen, BJ., & Twetman, S. (2016). Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse? A comparative study of two school-based programs. Community Dental Health, 33(1), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_3869Keller04

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Keller MK, Klausen BJ, Twetman S. Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse? A comparative study of two school-based programs. Community Dental Health. 2016 Mar;33(1):23-26. https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_3869Keller04

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Keller, M K ; Klausen, BJ ; Twetman, S. / Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse? A comparative study of two school-based programs. In: Community Dental Health. 2016 ; Vol. 33, No. 1. pp. 23-26.

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title = "Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse?: A comparative study of two school-based programs",
abstract = "OBJECTIVE: In many Danish communities, school-based fluoride programs are offered to children with high caries risk in adjunct to tooth brushing. The purpose of this field trial was to compare the caries-preventive effectiveness of two different fluoride programs in 6-12 year olds.BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN: Clinical controlled trial.CLINICAL SETTING: The 2-year study was conducted in Public Dental Clinics in a multicultural low-socioeconomic suburban area of Odense, Denmark with an elevated prevalence of caries compared to the city average.PARTICIPANTS: 1,018 children (aged 6-12 years) from 9 different schools were enrolled after informed consent and their class unit was randomly allocated to one of two fluoride programs.INTERVENTIONS: One group received a semi-annual fluoride varnish applications (FV) and the other group continued with an existing program with fluoride mouth rinses once per week (FMR). All children received oral hygiene instructions and comprehensive dental care at the local Public Dental Clinics throughout the study period.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Increment of caries lesions in permanent teeth at both cavitated and initial caries levels.RESULTS: The groups were balanced at baseline. After two years, 961 children (94.4%) were reexamined. The FV group showed a mean DMFS increment of 0.36 compared to 0.41 in the FMR group. The corresponding values for initial caries lesions were 0.83 and 0.91 respectively.CONCLUSION: There were no statistically significant differences in caries development over two years among children participating in a school-based fluoride varnish or mouth rinse program.",
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RIS

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T1 - Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse?

T2 - A comparative study of two school-based programs

AU - Keller, M K

AU - Klausen, BJ

AU - Twetman, S

PY - 2016/3

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N2 - OBJECTIVE: In many Danish communities, school-based fluoride programs are offered to children with high caries risk in adjunct to tooth brushing. The purpose of this field trial was to compare the caries-preventive effectiveness of two different fluoride programs in 6-12 year olds.BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN: Clinical controlled trial.CLINICAL SETTING: The 2-year study was conducted in Public Dental Clinics in a multicultural low-socioeconomic suburban area of Odense, Denmark with an elevated prevalence of caries compared to the city average.PARTICIPANTS: 1,018 children (aged 6-12 years) from 9 different schools were enrolled after informed consent and their class unit was randomly allocated to one of two fluoride programs.INTERVENTIONS: One group received a semi-annual fluoride varnish applications (FV) and the other group continued with an existing program with fluoride mouth rinses once per week (FMR). All children received oral hygiene instructions and comprehensive dental care at the local Public Dental Clinics throughout the study period.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Increment of caries lesions in permanent teeth at both cavitated and initial caries levels.RESULTS: The groups were balanced at baseline. After two years, 961 children (94.4%) were reexamined. The FV group showed a mean DMFS increment of 0.36 compared to 0.41 in the FMR group. The corresponding values for initial caries lesions were 0.83 and 0.91 respectively.CONCLUSION: There were no statistically significant differences in caries development over two years among children participating in a school-based fluoride varnish or mouth rinse program.

AB - OBJECTIVE: In many Danish communities, school-based fluoride programs are offered to children with high caries risk in adjunct to tooth brushing. The purpose of this field trial was to compare the caries-preventive effectiveness of two different fluoride programs in 6-12 year olds.BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN: Clinical controlled trial.CLINICAL SETTING: The 2-year study was conducted in Public Dental Clinics in a multicultural low-socioeconomic suburban area of Odense, Denmark with an elevated prevalence of caries compared to the city average.PARTICIPANTS: 1,018 children (aged 6-12 years) from 9 different schools were enrolled after informed consent and their class unit was randomly allocated to one of two fluoride programs.INTERVENTIONS: One group received a semi-annual fluoride varnish applications (FV) and the other group continued with an existing program with fluoride mouth rinses once per week (FMR). All children received oral hygiene instructions and comprehensive dental care at the local Public Dental Clinics throughout the study period.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Increment of caries lesions in permanent teeth at both cavitated and initial caries levels.RESULTS: The groups were balanced at baseline. After two years, 961 children (94.4%) were reexamined. The FV group showed a mean DMFS increment of 0.36 compared to 0.41 in the FMR group. The corresponding values for initial caries lesions were 0.83 and 0.91 respectively.CONCLUSION: There were no statistically significant differences in caries development over two years among children participating in a school-based fluoride varnish or mouth rinse program.

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KW - Child

KW - Comprehensive Dental Care

KW - DMF Index

KW - Denmark

KW - Dental Caries

KW - Female

KW - Fluorides

KW - Fluorides, Topical

KW - Follow-Up Studies

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Mouthwashes

KW - Oral Hygiene

KW - Prospective Studies

KW - School Dentistry

KW - Single-Blind Method

KW - Social Class

KW - Sodium Fluoride

KW - Suburban Health Services

KW - Treatment Outcome

KW - Comparative Study

KW - Journal Article

KW - Randomized Controlled Trial

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DO - 10.1922/CDH_3869Keller04

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SP - 23

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JO - Community Dental Health

JF - Community Dental Health

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