Effect of monthly prophylaxis on caries and gingivitis in schoolchildren
作者:
Anita Badersten,
Jan Egelberg,
Göran Koch,
期刊:
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
(WILEY Available online 1975)
卷期:
Volume 3,
issue 1
页码: 1-4
ISSN:0301-5661
年代: 1975
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1975.tb00271.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: dental caries;dental prophylaxis;fluorides;gingivitis
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
ABSTRACTThe effect of professional prophylaxis given each month to individual children was investigated. A total of 225 schoolchildren, 10–12 years of age, participated during the experimental year. Each prophylactic session required about 15 min, and included tooth‐brushing instructions, professional tooth cleansings and fluoride rinses. Significantly fewer new interproximal carious lesions were obtained in the experimental group compared with the control group. No differences were observed for occlusal, buccal or lingual surfaces. The frequency of gingivitis was significantly reduced during the year of trial in the experimental group. The efficacy of the preventive treatment was most noticeable in children with high caries experience. For clinical practice monthly prophylaxes could be recommended to the most susceptible individu
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