A school‐based fluoride mouth rinsing programme in Sarawak: a 3‐year field study

Chen, Catherine Jean-Ai; Ling, Kwok Sung; R., Esa; Chia, Jit Chie; Eddy, Andrew; Yaw, Siew Lian

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00529.x

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“…An important landmark in the history of dentistry is the discovery of the anticariogenic properties of fluoride [21]. Substantial evidence is there in the literature that validated the effectiveness of fluoride mouth rinses on dental caries among schoolchildren [22–28]. Herbs with medicinal properties are a useful and effective source for treatment of various disease processes.…”

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Effect of Herbal and Fluoride Mouth Rinses onStreptococcus mutansand Dental Caries among 12–15-Year-Old School Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Somaraj

Shenoy

Panchmal

et al. 2017

International Journal of Dentistry

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To assess and compare the effect of herbal and fluoride mouth rinses on Streptococcus mutans count and glucan synthesis by Streptococcus mutans and dental caries, a parallel group placebo controlled randomized trial was conducted among 240 schoolchildren (12–15 years old). Participants were randomly divided and allocated into Group I (0.2% fluoride group), Group II (herbal group), and Group III (placebo group). All received 10 ml of respective mouth rinses every fortnight for a period of one year. Intergroup and intragroup comparison were done for Streptococcus mutans count and glucan synthesis by Streptococcus mutans and dental caries. Streptococcus mutans count showed a statistically significant difference between Group I and Group III (p = 0.035) and also between Group II and Group III (p = 0.039). Glucan concentration levels showed a statistically significant difference (p = 0.024) between Group II and Group III at 12th month. Mean DMF scores showed no statistical difference between the three groups (p = 0.139). No difference in the level of significance was seen in the intention-to-treat and per-protocol analysis. The present study showed that both herbal and fluoride mouth rinses, when used fortnightly, were equally effective and could be recommended for use in school-based health education program to control dental caries. Trial registration number is CTRI/2015/08/006070.

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Effect of Herbal and Fluoride Mouth Rinses onStreptococcus mutansand Dental Caries among 12–15-Year-Old School Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Somaraj

Shenoy

Panchmal

et al. 2017

International Journal of Dentistry

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“…In the WF-ceased area, one school carried out a fluoride mouth-rinsing program (0.2% fluoride solution, once a week) from March 2008 to date of this study, while another school in the same area carried out the same program from March 2009 to date of this study. Generally, fluoride mouth-rinsing program was conducted in class once a week for [35][36][37][38][39][40] weeks per year (due to vacations and examinations). The fluoride mouth-rinsing program was not carried out in either school in the non-WF area.…”

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Systemic effect of water fluoridation on dental caries prevalence

Cho

Jin

Park

et al. 2014

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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While 6-year-old children who had not ingested fluoridated water showed higher dft in the WF-ceased area than in the non-WF area, 11-year-old children in the WF-ceased area who had ingested fluoridated water for approximately 4 years after birth showed significantly lower DMFT than those in the non-WF area. This suggests that the systemic effect of fluoride intake through water fluoridation could be important for the prevention of dental caries.

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“…On a national scale, to give just one example, all Thai schoolchildren brush their teeth with a fluoride-containing toothpaste every day in school. Although there are inherent advantages for total oral care of toothbrushing over mouthrinsing, mouthrinse programmes are cheaper than brushing programmes and thus favoured in some community programmes (39,40). There is no doubt that the development, marketing and use of fluoride-containing toothpastes have been a great success story in improving the oral health of thousands of millions of people throughout the world.…”

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Fluoride toothpastes and fluoride mouthrinses

Rugg-Gunn

Bánóczy

2013

AMA

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A school‐based fluoride mouth rinsing programme in Sarawak: a 3‐year field study

Abstract: The findings show that a school-based weekly 0.2% sodium fluoride mouth rinsing programme is an effective caries preventive measure and should be implemented in fluoride-deficient areas as a means of reducing the prevalence of dental caries in these communities.

Cited by 14 publications

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Effect of Herbal and Fluoride Mouth Rinses onStreptococcus mutansand Dental Caries among 12–15-Year-Old School Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Herbal and Fluoride Mouth Rinses onStreptococcus mutansand Dental Caries among 12–15-Year-Old School Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Systemic effect of water fluoridation on dental caries prevalence

Fluoride toothpastes and fluoride mouthrinses

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