title: Preventive effects by intensive restorative treatment against caries in children.
abstract: The caries preventive effect of intensive treatment of existing caries was studied in children less than 7 years old living in a district without a dentist. The methods consisted of intensive restorative treatment provided by a pediatric dentist in three stages as follows: Stage I (n=70), two years before initiation of intensive treatment; Stage II (n=80), at initiation of long-term intensive treatment, and Stage III (n=92) three years after initiation of intensive dental treatments. The results were that experience and severity of dental caries and secondary caries rates were significantly lower in stage III than in stage I or II in six year olds. Between-meal consumption of snacks containing sugar and plaque prevalence both were less in stage III than in others. In conclusion, intensive treatment of caries in young children was associated with prevention both primary and secondary caries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kagoshima University Dental School, Kagoshima-shi, Japan. mori@dentb.hal.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takanobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morinushi
authors.forename: Kouichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Shozaburo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toyoshima
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morinushi
authors.forename: Yosiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012008:Recurrence; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014099:Toothbrushing
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose