Effect of a fluoride varnish (Duraphat®) in preschool children
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 7 (5), 241-245
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01225.x
Abstract
The caries-preventive effect of semiannual applications of a fluoride varnish (Duraphat) was tested for 2 years in 225 3-year-old children; 113 children served as a control group. At the baseline examination, 69% of the children in the test group and 75% in the control group were caries-free. The results after 2 years showed an average caries increment of 2.1 surfaces in the test group and 3.7 in the control group. The difference is statistically significant. Thirty-eight percent of the children in the test group and 27% in the control group were still caries-free. The caries reduction was 44%.Keywords
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