Biannual fluoride varnish applications and caries incidence in preschoolers: A 24-month follow-up randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Caries Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 228-236

  Oliveira, B H ^a   Salazar, M ^a   Carvalho, D M ^a   Falcao A ^a   Campos, K ^a   Nadanovsky, P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trial; Dental caries; Preschool children; Primary dentition; Topical fluoride

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH; PLACEBO; TOOTHPASTE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; EDUCATION; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893199954     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356863     Document Type: Article

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