Cost-effectiveness of an experimental caries-control regimen in a 3.4-yr randomized clinical trial among 11-12-yr-old Finnish schoolchildren

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 728-733

  Hietasalo, Pauliina ^a,b   Seppä, Liisa ^a   Lahti, Satu ^a,c   Niinimaa, Ahti ^a   Kallio, Jouko ^d   Aronen, Pasi ^e   Sintonen, Harri ^e   Hausen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Public Dental Service   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Public Dental Service   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Caries; Children; Cost effectiveness; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; TOOTHPASTE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FINLAND; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73149086154     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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