Fluoride exposure combinations and caries in permanent dentition among Finnish children

Hausen, Hannu; Heinonen, Olli P.; Paunio, Ilkka

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1981.tb01039.x

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“…The results of this study are similar to those of several investigations in which the effects of fluoride tnouthdnsing have been evaluated in the current environment of increased ambient fluoride and decreased caries experience (52)(53)(54)(55)(56). Although these ftndings upheld the hypothesis that fluoride mouthrinse was more effective in preventing tooth decay among the high caries than the low caries group, the difference was not as large as had been expected.…”

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Comparative effects of a 4‐year fluoride mouthrinse program on high and low caries forming grade 1 children

Disney

Graves

Stamm

et al. 1989

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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This paper presents the comparative effectiveness of fluoride mouthrinse (FMR) on high and low caries forming children after a 4-yr exposure to weekly rinse beginning in the first grade. Over 1200 grade 1 children drawn from both fluoride deficient and fluoridated sites were divided into treatment and concurrent, longitudinal control groups. After 4 yr these children were stratified according to caries increment; those above the 75th percentile were considered high caries formers, all others were designated low caries formers. After adjustment of the mean increments for differences in SES, age, race, and sex in rinse and control groups, high caries formers (approximately 25% of the children) in the rinse and control groups in fluoride deficient areas showed increments of 7.00 and 7.79 surfaces, respectively, indicating a savings of 0.79 surfaces. Low caries formers (approximately 75% of the children) demonstrated increments of 1.11 DMFS in the rinse group and 1.40 in the control group (savings 0.29 DMFS). The pattern was quite similar for children in fluoridated areas except that the increments, as well as the savings realized, were lower. The results raise questions as to the practical effectiveness of school based FMR programs even for high caries forming children.

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Comparative effects of a 4‐year fluoride mouthrinse program on high and low caries forming grade 1 children

Disney

Graves

Stamm

et al. 1989

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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“…Keeping in mind the frequent exposure to fluoride from fluoridated toothpastes with the same or even higher fluoride content as rinses, it would not be surprising if fort nightly rinsing had only a minor addi tional effect on caries. In fact, in some re cent cross-sectional studies [Hausen et al, 1981;Hausen, 1984] and clinical trials [Blinkhorn et al, 1983;Poulsen et al, 1984] rinsing combined with the use of flu oridated toothpastes was found to pro duce no significant caries prevention.…”

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“…The effect of fluoride mouthrinses is well established [review in Birkeland and Torell, 1978]. However, some recent studies have questioned the effectiveness of rinses in children using fluoridated toothpastes [Hausen et al, 1981;Blinkhorn et al, 1983;Hausen, 1984;Poulsen et al, 1984], In Finland rin sing is often supervised by poorly moti vated teachers, and compliance is likely to vary from class to class. According to Hausen [1984], the coverage of the nation wide mouthrinsing programme was only 44% in the year 1982.…”

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Caries Preventive Effect of Two Fluoride Varnishes and a Fluoride Mouthrinse

Seppä¹,

Pöllänen²

1987

Caries Res

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The aim of this study was to compare the effect of fortnightly rinsing with a 0.2% fluoride solution and two fluoride varnishes. A total of 204 ten- to 13-year-old children, in 24 school classes, participated in the study. The school classes were randomly divided into three groups. The first group rinsed with the fluoride solution every second week during the school year, and the second and third groups received semiannual applications of Duraphat® or Fluor Protector®, respectively. Clinical and radiographical examinations were performed at the baseline and after 2 years. The mean caries increments were adjusted for initial DMFS values and age. The increment in the Duraphat group was significantly lower than that in the rinsing group (p < 0.01) and in the Fluor Protector group (p < 0.05). The difference between the rinsing and Fluor Protector group was not statistically significant. The results suggest that the replacement of teacher-supervised fluoride rinses by semiannual application of Duraphat is worth considering.

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“…Since birth all children had been exposed to opti mally fluoridated drinking water (1.0-1.2 ppm) in Kuopio. Fluoridated toothpastes are commonly used in Finland, including Kuopio where 69°/o of the children used them in 1977 [Hausen et al, 1981).…”

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Fluoride Content in Enamel after Repeated Applications of Fluoride Varnishes in a Community with Fluoridated Water

Seppä¹,

Luoma²,

Hausen³

1982

Caries Res

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After five semi-annual applications of two fluoride varnishes, the amount of permanently bound fluoride in the enamel surface was determined in children with lifelong exposure to fluoridated water. The experimental groups consisted of 51 (Duraphat®) and 61 (Fluor Protector®) children aged 13–15 years; and a control group of 71 children of the same age with no history of topical fluoride treatments. 6 months after the 5th semiannual application, in vivo determinations of fluoride content were made on the buccal surface of the upper first premolar using the etching method of Hotz et al. Mean fluoride content at an average depth of 2.9 μm was 3,364 ppm in the Duraphat group, 4,179 ppm in the Fluor Protector group, and 2,036 ppm in the control group. The overall difference between groups was significant (p < 0.001).

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Fluoride exposure combinations and caries in permanent dentition among Finnish children

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Comparative effects of a 4‐year fluoride mouthrinse program on high and low caries forming grade 1 children

Comparative effects of a 4‐year fluoride mouthrinse program on high and low caries forming grade 1 children

Caries Preventive Effect of Two Fluoride Varnishes and a Fluoride Mouthrinse

Fluoride Content in Enamel after Repeated Applications of Fluoride Varnishes in a Community with Fluoridated Water

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