[The efficacy of anticaries measures performed at different times of year].
The efficacy of therapy for uncomplicated caries and of anticaries fluoridation in relation to seasonal fluctuation in caries incidence was studied in 405 children in the town of Derbent. The efficacy of therapy was found the highest if carried out soon after the major wave of caries development. A close relationship was revealed between the efficacy of anticaries fluoridation and the season when this procedure was carried out. Fluor treatment before the principal wave of caries incidence reduced it by 47.05%, whereas in spring this treatment brought about but a 3.84% reduction of caries incidence.
Ovrutskiĭ
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Bakhmudov
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D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003610:Dagestan / Q000453:epidemiology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012621:Seasons; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D005460:Fluorides, Topical
Effektivnost' protivokarioznykh meropriiatiĭ, provodimykh v raznoe vremia goda.