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Dental health status and attitudes to dental care in families participating in a Danish fluoride tablet program
Author(s) -
FriisHasché Erik,
Bergmann Jörgen,
Wenzel Ann,
Thylstrup Anders,
Pedersen Kjeld Möller,
Petersen Poul Erik
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.tb01460.x
Subject(s) - medicine , danish , dentistry , dental care , socioeconomic status , fluoride , significant difference , dental health , tooth brushing , oral health , family medicine , environmental health , population , inorganic chemistry , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , brush , toothbrush , electrical engineering , engineering
The caries experience and dental fluorosis of 84 Danish children, who had used fluoride tablets for 1–4 yr in the period 1976–80, were compared with those of a group matching in sex, age, place of living, and socioeconomic status. The average age of the children at the time of examination was 5.8 yr. A recording of mothers’attitudes to dental care, knowledge about tooth brushing, attitudes to candy, and number of teeth in the maxilla showed no difference between the fluoride tablet group and the non‐users’group. Moreover, there was no significant difference between the two groups with respect to dental caries. The findings are discussed in relation to recent reports on the decline of dental caries resulting from widespread use of local administration of fluorides.