Assessing the effect of fluoride varnish on early enamel carious lesions in the primary dentition

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1247-1253

  Autio Gold, Jaana T ^a   Courts, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUORIDE VARNISH; PAINT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; ENAMEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTITION, PRIMARY; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; LACQUER; OBSERVER VARIATION; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035464419     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0367     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Litt MD Reisine S, Tinanoff N. Multidimensional causal model of dental caries development in low-income preschool children. Public Health Rep 1995;110:607-17.
2. Brown LJ Wall TP, Lazar V. Trends in untreated canes in primary teeth of children 2 to 10 years old. JADA 2000:131:93-100.
3. Toward improving the oral health of Americans: an overview of oral health status, resources, and care delivery. Oral Health Coordinating Committee, Public Health Service. Public Health Rep 1993;108:657-72.
4. Bawden JW. Fluoride varnish: a useful new tool for public health dentistry. J Public Health Dent 1998;58(4):266-9.
5. Ogaard B, Seppa L. Rolla G. Professional topical fluoride applications: clinical efficacy and mechanism of action. Adv Dent Res 1994;8(2):190-201.
6. Ten Cate JM. Review on fluoride, with special emphasis on calcium fluoride mechanisms in caries prevention. Eur J Oral Sci 1997;10 (5 part 2):461-5.
7. Sköld L, Sundquist B, Eriksson B, Edeland C. Four-year study of caries inhibition of intensive Duraphat application in 11-15-year-old children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1994;22:8-12.
8. Seppä L, Leppänen T, Hausen H. Fluoride varnish versus acidulated phosphate fluoride gel: a 3-year clinical trial. Caries Res 1995;29:327-30.
9. Holm AK. Effect of fluoride varnish (Duraphat) in preschool children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1979;7:241-5.
10. Zimmer S, Robke FJ, Roulet JF. Caries prevention with fluoride varnish in a socially deprived community. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1999;27:103-8.
11. Peyron M, Matsson L, Birkhed D. Progression of approximal caries in primary molars and the effect of Duraphat treatments. Scand J Dent Res 1992;100:314-8.
12. Helfenstein U, Steiner M. Fluoride varnishes (Duraphat): a meta-analysis. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1994;22(1):1-5.
13. Grodzka K, Augustyniak L, Budny J, et al. Caries increment in primary teeth after application of Duraphat fluoride varnish. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1982;10:55-9.
14. Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Goldstein JW, Lockwood SA. Fluoride varnishes: a review of their clinical use, cariostatic mechanism, efficacy and safety. JADA 2000;131:589-96.
15. Twetman S, Petersson LG. Prediction of caries in pre-school children in relation to fluoride exposure. Eur J Oral Sci 1996;104:523-8.
16. Frostell G, Birkhed D, Edwardsson S, et al. Effect of partial substitution of invert sugar for sucrose in combination with Duraphat treatment on caries development in preschool children: the Malmo Study. Caries Res 1991;25:304-10.
17. Petersson LG, Twetman S, Pakhomov GN. Fluoride varnish for community-based caries prevention in children. Geneva: Oral Health, Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization; 1997:1-11.
18. World Health Organization. Oral health survey: basic methods. 4th ed. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1997.
19. Ismail AI, Brodeur JM, Gagnon P, et al. Prevalence of non-cavitated and cavitated carious lesions in a random sample of 7-9-year-old schoolchildren in Montreal, Quebec. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1992;20:250-5.
20. Sköld UM, Klock B, Rasmusson CG, Torstensson T. Is caries prevalence underestimated in today's caries examination? A study on 16-year-old children in the county of Bohuslan, Sweden. Swed Dent J 1995;19:213-7.
21. Nyvad B, Machiulskiene V, Baelum V. Reliability of a new caries diagnostic system differentiating between active and inactive caries lesions. Caries Res 1999;33:252-60.
22. Nyvad B, Fejerskov O. Assessing the stage of caries lesion activity on the basis of clinical and microbiological examination. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1997;25:69-75.
23. Anusavice KJ. Efficacy of nonsurgical management of the initial caries lesion. J Dent Educ 1997;61:895-905.
24. Pitts N. Current methods and criteria for caries diagnosis in Europe. J Dent Educ 1993;57:409-14.
25. Murray JJ, Majid ZA. The prevalence and progression of approximal caries in the deciduous dentition in British children. Br Dent J 1978;145:161-4.
26. Dean JA, Barton DH, Vahedi I, Hatcher EA. Progression of interproximal caries in the primary dentition. J Clin Pediatr Dent 1997;22:59-62.
27. Gizani S, Vinckier F, Declerck D. Caries pattern and oral health habits in 2-to 6-year-old children exhibiting differing levels of caries. Clin Oral Investig 1999;3:35-40.
28. Grindefjord M, Dahllof G, Modeer T. Caries development in children from 2.5 to 3.5 years of age: a longitudinal study. Caries Res 1995;29:449-54.