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The effect of professional toothcleansing on gingivitis and dental caries in children after 1 year
Author(s) -
Poulsen S.,
Agerbæk Nina,
Melsen Birte,
Korts D. C.,
Glavind L.,
Rölla G.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1976.tb00983.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gingivitis , dentistry , gingival inflammation , permanent teeth , significant difference , incidence (geometry) , orthodontics , dental plaque , physics , optics
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of professional mechanical toothcleansing on plaque, gingivitis, and dental caries in young children with a high caries experience. Seventy‐eight children, 7 years of age, were stratified according to presence or absence of smooth surface lesions on the permanent teeth and subsequently randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group was given a thorough mechanical toothcleansing every 2 weeks. After 12 months a statistically significant difference in plaque accumulation and a minor difference in level of gingival inflammation could be demonstrated between the two groups. The incidence of dental caries in permanent teeth present at both examinations was 70 % lower in the experimental group. The effect on permanent teeth erupting during the study and on primary teeth present at both examinations was not statistically significant.