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Long‐term effect of intensive caries prophylaxis
Author(s) -
Klock Björn
Publication year - 1984
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.1600-0528.1984.tb01415.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , incidence (geometry) , dental prophylaxis , oral hygiene , physics , optics
The purpose of the present study was to examine the long‐term effect of intensive caries prophylaxis. A preventive program mainly based on professional toothcleaning was demonstrated to be highly effective against caries incidence over a 2‐yr period. Five years after the termination of the test period 519 subjects, 17–21 yr of age, were reexamined. The results showed that 1) the smooth surface caries prevalence was very low, 2) a high number of the carious lesions became arrested with time, 3) a long‐term effect seemed to be obtained in subjects at a high caries risk, and 4) salivary S. mutans and lactobacilli could be used for caries prediction over a 7‐yr period.