Fluoride varnishes for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents

Effect of health promotion and fluoride varnish on dental caries among Australian Aboriginal children: results from a community-randomized controlled trial

“…For all analytic models, net effects of the intervention are within the range reported in a systematic review of fluoride varnish, where the pooled estimate of prevented fraction in primary teeth was 33% (95% CI = 19%, 48%). (9) Also, our results are similar to findings from a study reported since that systematic review. In a 2‐year, community‐randomized trial among Canadian Aboriginal children aged 6 months–5 years, fluoride varnish and caregiver counseling reduced caries increment by an average of 2.8 surfaces per child, a prevented fraction of 18% (16).…”

Effect of health promotion and fluoride varnish on dental caries among Australian Aboriginal children: results from a community-randomized controlled trial

“…For all analytic models, net effects of the intervention are within the range reported in a systematic review of fluoride varnish, where the pooled estimate of prevented fraction in primary teeth was 33% (95% CI = 19%, 48%). (9) Also, our results are similar to findings from a study reported since that systematic review. In a 2‐year, community‐randomized trial among Canadian Aboriginal children aged 6 months–5 years, fluoride varnish and caregiver counseling reduced caries increment by an average of 2.8 surfaces per child, a prevented fraction of 18% (16).…”

Topical Fluoride Effectiveness in High Caries Risk Adults

“…This study is one of the first to report results on the effectiveness of various in-office applied fluoride treatments for caries prevention in high caries risk adults. The beneficial results of in-office applied 5% NaF varnish and 2% NaF gel/rinse or 1.23% APF gel are consistent with results reported by Cochrane Systematic Reviews regarding the effectiveness of varnish (Marinho et al 2013) and gel (Marinho et al 2015) in the permanent teeth of children and adolescents. Furthermore, our study found a dose–response relationship, with 2-plus in-office applied fluoride treatments/y providing greater benefit than a yearly application for caries prevention in high caries risk adults.…”

Preventive dental utilization for Medicaid-enrolled children in Iowa identified with intellectual and/or developmental disability

“…Age is an important factor that should be considered when estimating dental utilization rates among children. After adjusting for other variables, children from the older age groups (8-12 and 13-17) were significantly more likely to have received preventive dental care than those from the youngest age group (3)(4)(5)(6)(7). This finding is consistent with previous studies reporting that younger children exhibit relatively lower overall and preventive dental utilization (28,29).…”

Effect of health promotion and fluoride varnish on dental caries among Australian Aboriginal children: results from a community-randomized controlled trial

“…For all analytic models, net effects of the intervention are within the range reported in a systematic review of fluoride varnish, where the pooled estimate of prevented fraction in primary teeth was 33% (95% CI = 19%, 48%). (9) Also, our results are similar to findings from a study reported since that systematic review. In a 2‐year, community‐randomized trial among Canadian Aboriginal children aged 6 months–5 years, fluoride varnish and caregiver counseling reduced caries increment by an average of 2.8 surfaces per child, a prevented fraction of 18% (16).…”

Topical Fluoride Effectiveness in High Caries Risk Adults

“…This study is one of the first to report results on the effectiveness of various in-office applied fluoride treatments for caries prevention in high caries risk adults. The beneficial results of in-office applied 5% NaF varnish and 2% NaF gel/rinse or 1.23% APF gel are consistent with results reported by Cochrane Systematic Reviews regarding the effectiveness of varnish (Marinho et al 2013) and gel (Marinho et al 2015) in the permanent teeth of children and adolescents. Furthermore, our study found a dose–response relationship, with 2-plus in-office applied fluoride treatments/y providing greater benefit than a yearly application for caries prevention in high caries risk adults.…”

Preventive dental utilization for Medicaid-enrolled children in Iowa identified with intellectual and/or developmental disability

“…Age is an important factor that should be considered when estimating dental utilization rates among children. After adjusting for other variables, children from the older age groups (8-12 and 13-17) were significantly more likely to have received preventive dental care than those from the youngest age group (3)(4)(5)(6)(7). This finding is consistent with previous studies reporting that younger children exhibit relatively lower overall and preventive dental utilization (28,29).…”

Effect of health promotion and fluoride varnish on dental caries among Australian Aboriginal children: results from a community-randomized controlled trial

“…For all analytic models, net effects of the intervention are within the range reported in a systematic review of fluoride varnish, where the pooled estimate of prevented fraction in primary teeth was 33% (95% CI = 19%, 48%). (9) Also, our results are similar to findings from a study reported since that systematic review. In a 2‐year, community‐randomized trial among Canadian Aboriginal children aged 6 months–5 years, fluoride varnish and caregiver counseling reduced caries increment by an average of 2.8 surfaces per child, a prevented fraction of 18% (16).…”

Topical Fluoride Effectiveness in High Caries Risk Adults

“…This study is one of the first to report results on the effectiveness of various in-office applied fluoride treatments for caries prevention in high caries risk adults. The beneficial results of in-office applied 5% NaF varnish and 2% NaF gel/rinse or 1.23% APF gel are consistent with results reported by Cochrane Systematic Reviews regarding the effectiveness of varnish (Marinho et al 2013) and gel (Marinho et al 2015) in the permanent teeth of children and adolescents. Furthermore, our study found a dose–response relationship, with 2-plus in-office applied fluoride treatments/y providing greater benefit than a yearly application for caries prevention in high caries risk adults.…”

Preventive dental utilization for Medicaid-enrolled children in Iowa identified with intellectual and/or developmental disability

“…Age is an important factor that should be considered when estimating dental utilization rates among children. After adjusting for other variables, children from the older age groups (8-12 and 13-17) were significantly more likely to have received preventive dental care than those from the youngest age group (3)(4)(5)(6)(7). This finding is consistent with previous studies reporting that younger children exhibit relatively lower overall and preventive dental utilization (28,29).…”