Results of 10 years of supervised fluoride toothbrushing in Rygge, Norway.
At the annual examination in 1978 of 141 patients born in 1962, DMFS, sound teeth and the number of erupted permanent teeth were registered. The number of filled tooth surfaces per child per year was compared for the period 1967--78. The average number of erupted teeth in 1978 was 27.3 of which 69 were sound (mean = 18.9). The average DMFS score was 14.3 and decayed surfaces equaled 2.0. The mean number of filled tooth surfaces per year dropped from 6.1 in 1968 to 1.2 in 1978. The need for annual recall and examination routines at the dental clinics are questioned. More attention should be paid to preventive care.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D012571:School Dentistry; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014099:Toothbrushing
D005459:Fluorides