Prevention of Dental Caries Through the Effective Use of Fluoride – The Public Health Approach

Petersen, Poul Erik

doi:10.25241/2016.3(2).1

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“…Fluoridated water, salt, and milk were proved to be successful in public prevention. Fluoride gels, varnishes, restorative materials, and mouth rinses used by dental professionals were also effective as prevention [35]. …”

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Dental Caries Status and Caries Risk Factors in Students Ages 12–14 Years in Zhejiang, China

Jiang

Lin

et al. 2018

Med Sci Monit

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BackgroundAn accurate and valid caries prevention policy is absent in Zhejiang because of insufficient data. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate oral health status and related risk factors in 12- to 14-year-old students in Zhejiang, China.Material/MethodsUsing multi-stage, stratified, random sampling, we recruited a total of 4860 students aged 12 to 14 years old from 6 regions in Zhejiang in this cross-sectional study. Dental caries was measured using the Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index and the Significant Caries Index (SiC). Information concerning family background and relevant behaviors was collected in a structured questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was used to study risk factors related to dental caries.ResultsThe overall prevalence of dental caries was 44% and the mean DMFT and SiC scores were 1.14 and 3.11, respectively. Female students had a higher level of dental caries than male students (P<0.01). The annual increase in caries prevalence was 3% with increasing age, and the DMFT score was 0.15. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that female sex, older age, snacks consumption once or more per day, fair or poor self-assessment of dental health, toothache experience, and dental visits were the most significant risk factors for dental caries, with odds ratios ranging from 1.24 to 2.25 (P<0.01).ConclusionsThe prevalence of dental caries in 12- to 14-year-old students in Zhejiang was low, with a tendency to increase compared with previous oral surveys. Female sex, older age, increased sugar intake, poor oral health self-assessment, and bad dental experience were the most important factors increasing dental caries risks.

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Dental Caries Status and Caries Risk Factors in Students Ages 12–14 Years in Zhejiang, China

Jiang

Lin

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“…2,3 However, the benefits of these prevention interventions have not materialized in all segments of society in most countries. Free sugars and processed carbohydrates as a component of diet have increased in many countries, both developed and developing alike.…”

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Evidence-Based Dentistry Update on Silver Diamine Fluoride

Crystal

Niederman

2019

Dental Clinics of North America

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“…The disease burden may grow even worse unless population‐directed oral disease prevention is strengthened. It is a matter of urgency to bring dental caries of schoolchildren under control through effective use of fluoride; sufficient exposure to fluoride for prevention of dental caries must include the adoption of regular toothbrushing habits by children and their use of fluoride‐containing toothpaste (1,000–1,500 ppm F).…”

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Oral health status among children and adolescents in governmental and private schools of the Palestinian Territories

Abuhaloob¹,

Petersen

2018

International Dental Journal

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Prevention of Dental Caries Through the Effective Use of Fluoride – The Public Health Approach

Cited by 36 publications

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Dental Caries Status and Caries Risk Factors in Students Ages 12–14 Years in Zhejiang, China

Dental Caries Status and Caries Risk Factors in Students Ages 12–14 Years in Zhejiang, China

Evidence-Based Dentistry Update on Silver Diamine Fluoride

Oral health status among children and adolescents in governmental and private schools of the Palestinian Territories

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