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AbstractThe present investigation was performed to estimate the effect on caries and gingivitis of a plaque control program delivered at different intervals and supplemented with different fluoride compounds. The study ran for 2 years and was completed by 260 children who were 13–14 years old at the beginning. Professional toothcleaning in combination with detailed oral hygiene instructions repeated once a month or every 3 months significantly improved their oral hygiene status and reduced clinical signs of gingivitis. The addition of fluoride (NaF or MFP) in mouthrinses and toothpastes significantly reduced the number of new carious lesions. No significant differences were observed in gingival health and caries activity between the programs delivered once a month and every 3 month

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00397.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe principal aim of this study was to investigate sodium fluoride tablet consumption and its variability over a particular period. Information was collected from questionnaires sent in 1975 and 1980 to all parents of children born in Lund, Sweden, in 1967 and 1972 and still resident in this city, where drinking water contains 0.2 parts/106F. The results showed that 69% of the children born in 1967 (n= 373) had taken tablets at some time during the period1/2‐7 years of age and that 13% had consumed tablets regularly for minimum 51/2years. The corresponding figures for children born in 1972 (n= 474) were 51% and 12%, respectively. Sporadic consumers were responsible for the main difference (15%) between the two populations. A selection of parents from the 1975 and 1980 materials was made with respect to duration of consumption and level of parental education. The frequency of non‐users had increased mostly among families with a higher parental education. For those parents who had not given their children tablets or had ceased to do so, the 1980 inquiry was enlarged with questions about reasons for this. The item marked most frequently (56%) implied that fluoride may be dangerous to swallow. Another 13% responded that they had not been recommended to give their children tablets. However, topical use of fluoride in toothpaste during preschool age and in mouthrinses from 6 years of age is, according to the present study, well accep

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00398.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractDuring 1974 and 1975 a sample of individuals in Sweden between 20 and 60 years were interviewed about dental care habits. 938 oft them were then clinically examined. An estimation of the time needed for treatment of dental caries and periodontitis was based upon the clinical examination. Dental status and the estimated treatment time were then related to the dental care carried out during one period of 18 months and one of 48 months after the clinical examination. For these calculations, information on dental care was acquired from the patient register of the National Social Insurance Board. The results derived from the analyses showed that the requisite time for treating caries related well to the treatment executed. On the other hand the time for treating periodontal disease showed a poorer agreement with what could have been expected from the clinical periodontal status. The treatment time devoted to periodontal disease was considerably higher in the metropolitan areas, with their higher density of dentists, than in other parts of Sweden. Thus, dental care in Sweden between 1974 and 1978 concentrated primarily on restorative procedures while a progression of periodontal disease was largely ignored by dental practitioners.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00399.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA nationwide sample of 1511 Norwegian adults were interviewed in 1979–80 concerning health habits, including dental habits. While daily toothbrushing and regular treatment attendance appeared to have become the rule among young and middle aged individuals, use of dental floss and especially of fluoride tablets or rinses, still are the exception. Dental health habits were clustered around the variable treatment attendance with slightly different patterns for men and for women. Measures of sugar consumptions were only slightly correlated with background variables and dental health behavior. While the latter was socially dependent, consumption of sugar probably was attached to personal characteristics or situational factors. The correlations between dental health behavior and other health behavior practices were generally weak, and somewhat different for men and women. Two separate types of motives for preventive behavior were distinguished between: health motives and cosmetic motive

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00400.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe purpose of the study was to determine whether the presence of dentofacial anomaly in a child would unfavourably bias a schoolteacher's expectations of the child's scholastic potential, social relationships or personality. Black and white portrait photographs of an attractive boy and girl and an unattractive boy and girl were obtained and modified so that for each face, five different photographic versions were available. In each version, the child's face was standardized except that a different dentofacial arrangement was demonstrated. These were normal incisors, prominent incisors, missing lateral incisor, severely crowded incisors and unilateral cleft lip. Each photograph was attached to a school record card which presented a standardized educational history of an average pupil. The record cards were evaluated by 320 schoolteachers, uninformed as to the true nature of the investigation, and their assessments recorded on a questionnaire. The experimental procedure was such that the effect and interaction of different levels of facial attractiveness, different dentofacial arrangements, sex of photographed child, and sex of teacher could be analysed. The hypothesis, that children's faces with a normal dental appearance or high background facial attractiveness would gain preferential bias in teacher expectations, was not supported.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00401.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractData from detailed periodontal examinations have been recorded and stored on a computer. Using graph plotting facilities the periodontal examination chart is plotted and any changes in the position of the gingival margin and level of the periodontal attachment since a previous examination are printed out on the patient's most recent chart.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00402.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe quality of intraoral radiographic series consisting of 10 periapical and two posterior bitewing radiographs from 200 children were examined by six dentists. The radiographs were evaluated both without and, subsequently, with specified criteria. In the absence of specified criteria, no general agreement between the examiners was found when they were asked to state the quality of a radiograph. Using specified criteria much better agreement was obtained. The radiographic images of the maxillary and mandibular incisors were generally found acceptable using the criteria set up for the present study while the images of the canines, premolars and especially molars frequently were found unacceptable. Only a small proportion of the approximal surfaces on the posterior bilewings were found to be unreadable for caries of dentin while approximately 20% of the approximal surfaces were unreadable for caries of enamel. Approximately half the bitewing films had been placed wrongly in the mouth. Considering the available knowledge about prevalence of disease and anomalies in children of this age, quality of the radiographs, examiner variability and a possible harmful effect of radiography, screening with full‐mouth intraoral radiographs in the actual age group does not seem to be justified in the population studie

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00403.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractTwelve duplicated bitewing radiographs of clinical quality were viewed under controlled conditions by 42 dentists in a teaching department. The dentists noted surfaces with initial caries or with caries in need of treatment. The radiographs were rediagnosed by 20% of the dentists to determine inter‐ and intra examiner reliability. A norm for the validity of lesion presence in enamel or dentin was applied. The variation in surfaces indicated for treatment is illustrated by: mean 40, s.d. 16, min. 13 and max. 89 for the 42. The mean proportion of true positive filling decisions in percentages was 67, s.d. 18, the mean proportion of false positive filling decisions was 22, s.d. 22. A large individual variation was found in this study. The dental teachers saw less caries present than the norm but some indicated more fillings needed than dentin caries present. It is suggested that care in the educational process should be given to developing appropriate caries treatment criteria. Factors conducive to preventively orientated treatment decisions in the clinical situation need further attentio

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00404.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractEnamel changes and caries experience were studied in 134 12‐year‐old children with a known early exposure to fluoride tablets and/or fluoride containing toothpaste. The influence of birth weight and breast‐feeding period was also analyzed. A clinical intact enamel was found in 32% of the children. Enamel fluorosis was found in 45% and localized opacities or hypoplasias in 40% Children who had consumed fluoride tablets for a period of at least 12 months from the age of 6 months ran a 5.4 times greater risk of developing enamel fluorosis than children with no such consumption. No such risk could be shown in children who at 6 or 12 months of age started to use fluoride toothpaste. There was no statistically significant reduction in the prevalence of smooth surface caries or fillings in children with an exposure to fluoride ta

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00405.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe purpose of this study was 1) to determine the strength and direction of the association between caries prevalence at 13–14 years of age and subsequent caries increments and 2) to assess the goodness of fit of a multivariate model to caries increments from age 131/2to 20. Two sets of data were used. The first consisted of treatment records for 114 children from an incremental dental care program. They were divided into high and low caries prevalence groups at ages 13 and 14 and 2‐ and 3‐year caries increments were calculated. Unstandardized regression coefficients and Pearson'srwere used to determine the relationship between baseline caries prevalence and subsequent caries increments. This relationship was consistently positive in the low prevalence group, but changed to negative in the high prevalence group. This change of direction is most likely attributable to saturation with regard to caries. The second material comprised 20‐year‐old military recruits for 90 of whom treatment records were available from age 131/2. Caries prevalence at 131/2years of age was by far the most important predictor of caries increment from age 131/2to 20. The multivariate model provided a good fit to the empirical data (R2= 37.4%). It was concluded that the interpretation to the results of clinical and field trials of anticaries agents may be complicated due to a saturation phenomenon if adolescent subjects with high caries prevalence of baseline

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1982.tb00406.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY