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Three‐year study of the effect of fluoride varnish (Duraphat) on proximal caries progression in teenagers
Author(s) -
MODÉER THOMAS,
TWETMAN SVANTE,
BERGSTRAND FREDRIK
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1984.tb00908.x
Subject(s) - fluoride varnish , molar , dentistry , varnish , medicine , fluoride , sodium fluoride , orthodontics , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , coating
– The effect of sodium fluoride varnish (Duraphat) applications on proximal caries progression was studied during a 3‐yr period in 87 teenagers and compared to a control group ( n = 107). In the fluoride varnish group the children were treated with fluoride varnish every third month during the experimental period. Caries lesions on the mesial surfaces of first premolars to the mesial surfaces of second molars were recorded annually on radiographs and an individual progression value was calculated. The study showed that topical application of fluoride varnish every third month significantly (p<0.05) reduced the progression of proximal caries lesions in premolars and molars. The most obvious reduction of caries progression was observed among children who developed between two and eight new proximal lesions during the test period. In the children with the highest caries activity (> nine new proximal lesions) Duraphat treatments did not significantly reduce proximal caries progression in premolars and molars.