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Dental caries in susceptible fissures after prolonged fluoride application
Author(s) -
Craig G. G.,
Powell K. R.
Publication year - 1979
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.1600-0528.1979.tb01206.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , molar , fluoride , orthodontics , inorganic chemistry , chemistry
A prolonged fluoride application (PFA) method was used to treat susceptible fissures in 210 permanent first molar teeth in 79 children living in a fluoridated community. The development of caries in these fissures was followed for periods ranging from 2 to 4 years. At the final examination, 82.8 % of occlusal surfaces in the 2‐year group and 80.0% of those in the 3‐year group were free of detectable lesions. The corresponding value for the 4‐year group was 78.9%. The mean number of treatments of these surfaces with the PFA method ranged from 1.6 for the 2‐year group to 2.9 for the 4‐year group.