title: Use of professionally administered fluoride among Danish children.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the use of professionally administered fluoride in Denmark in 1991. Of the 275 addressed Danish municipalities 98% returned the questionnaire. Ten per cent of the municipalities with public clinics were using systematic mouthrinses with 0.2% fluoride, compared with 25% of the municipalities without public clinics (p < 0.01). In comparison, 93% of the municipalities reported having used mouthrinses in 1985. Fluoride swabbing was used by 69% of the municipalities not using mouthrinses and by 47% of the municipalities still using fluoride mouthrinses (p < 0.02). Duraphat lacquer was used in 92% of all municipalities, fluoride gel in 3% and fluoride tablets in 8% of the municipalities. It is concluded that during the past 6 years the use of professionally administered fluoride among Danish children has changed from mass-prophylactic mouthrinses to maneuvers aimed more at the specific needs of the individual.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Dental College, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arnbjerg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D009067:Mouthwashes; D010150:Paint; D011636:Public Health Dentistry; D013607:Tablets
chemical_list: D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D005782:Gels; D009067:Mouthwashes; D013607:Tablets; D005459:Fluorides