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Effect of different caries preventive measures in children highly infected with mutans streptococci
Author(s) -
LINDQUIST BIRGITTA,
EDWARD STIG,
TORELL PER,
KRASSE BO
Publication year - 1989
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.1600-0722.1989.tb01620.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , saliva , streptococcus mutans , chlorhexidine , medicine , fluoride , fluoride varnish , antimicrobial , incidence (geometry) , varnish , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , inorganic chemistry , genetics , physics , organic chemistry , optics , coating
– The caries preventive effect of topical application of fluoride varnish (Duraphat), ferric‐aluminum‐fluoride solution (FeAlF) and chlorhexidine gel was compared in a 2‐yr clinical study. Children with more than 10 6 mutans streptococci per ml saliva were selected and a total of 189 13‐yr‐old children participated in the study. The children in the fluoride groups were treated every third month with either Duraphat or FeAlF‐solution. In the chlorhexidine group children with more than 2.5 × 10 5 mutans streptococci per ml of saliva were treated every third month. The mean number of new decayed and filled tooth surfaces was 3.06 in the chlorhexidine group, 5.88 in the Duraphat group, 5.33 in the FeAlF group, and 6.34 in the control group. Thus supervised antimicrobial treatment can significantly reduce the incidence of dental (caries) in children with high numbers of mutans streptococci.