Observations on dental caries in primary teeth after frequent fluoride toplications in a program involving other preventives.
The anticaries effect of repeated toplications with APF gel was assessed in the primary dentition of 2-6-year-olds after 8, 18 and 28 months. Frequent, but less than daily, topical fluoride therapy appeared to have little effect in pre-school children consuming water-borne fluoride and receiving other traditionally recommended modalities of prevention.
D000149:Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000032:analysis; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D005260:Female; D005457:Fluoridation; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010919:Placebos; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014099:Toothbrushing
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D005782:Gels; D010919:Placebos; D000149:Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D005459:Fluorides