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Addition of Povidone-Iodine to Fluoride Varnish for Dental Caries: A Randomized Clinical Trial

, 2020
Introduction: Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease. Products of metabolism by bacteria populating the tooth surface induce development and progression of cavities.
Milgrom, P, Tut, O, Rothen, M, Mancl, L, Tanzer, JM, Gallen, M   +5 more
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From Control to Elimination: Making the End of Dental Caries Thinkable

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dental caries remains one of the most prevalent noncommunicable diseases worldwide despite decades of clinical and behavioural interventions. Persistently high prevalence suggests that current approaches are better organised for ongoing disease management than for preventing new disease occurrence.
Habib Benzian, Manu Raj Mathur, Eugenio Beltrán‐Aguilar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of Professionally Applied Fluorides for Preventing Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents

Applied Sciences, 2022
This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of professional topical fluoride application on the prevention of dental caries in primary and permanent dentition.
Aneta Munteanu, Alina-Maria Holban, Mihaela-Rodica Păuna, Marina Imre, Alexandru-Titus Farcașiu, Cătălina Farcașiu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a single annual professional intervention for the prevention of childhood dental caries in a remote rural Indigenous community [PDF]

, 2015
Background The aim of the study is to reduce the high prevalence of tooth decay in children in a remote, rural Indigenous community in Australia, by application of a single annual dental preventive intervention.
Surani Fernando, Scuffham, Paul, Ratilal Lalloo, Yvonne Cadet-James, Tut, Ohnmar, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Scuffham, P.A., Scuffham, Paul A, Jamieson, Lisa M., Kularatna, S., Paul A. Scuffham, Fernando, Surani, Valda Wallace, Kroon, J., Tut, O., Boase, R., Lisa M. Jamieson, Robyn Boase, Newell W. Johnson, Johnson, Newell, Wallace, V., Jeroen Kroon, Lalloo, Ratilal, Jamieson, L.M., Boase, Robyn, Johnson, Newell W., Ohnmar Tut, Cadet-James, Yvonne, Kroon, Jeroen, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Scuffham, Paul A., Lalloo, R., Johnson, N.W., Johnson, Newell W, Jamieson, Lisa M, Wallace, Valda, Fernando, S., Cadet-James, Y.   +37 more
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Using Role Substitution to Improve Oral Health of Dependent Older People Residing in Care Homes and Assisted Living Settings in the United Kingdom

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To determine whether Dental Therapists and Dental Nurses could reduce plaque levels of dependent older adults residing in care homes and assisted living settings, when compared to ‘treatment as usual’. Methods A two‐arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial over a 6‐month period was undertaken based on an a priori assumption
Paul R. Brocklehurst, Gerry McKenna, Zoe Hoare, Alison Jenkins, Rachel Evans, Saif Sayeed Syed, Michelle Harvey, Ivor G. Chestnutt, Sarah R. Baker, Craig J. Smith, Ciaran O'Neill, Annie Hendry, Anup Karki, Kirstie Moons, Fiona Sandom, Michael Donaldson, Caroline Lappin, Karen Shepherd, Lorraine Morgan, Georgios Tsakos   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surface and Mineral Changes of Primary Enamel after Laser Diode Irradiation and Application of Remineralization Agents: A Comparative In Vitro Study

Children
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the remineralization potential of primary teeth enamel after being exposed to different laser diode therapies. Methods: Ninety-six vestibular primary teeth enamel samples were divided into eight groups
Mihaela-Valentina Cîrdei, Mădălin-Marius Margan, Roxana Margan, Alexandra Ban-Cucerzan, Ion Petre, Iosif Hulka, Razvan Mihai Horhat, Darinca Carmen Todea   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Vitro Comparison of the Fluoride Ion Release from the First- and Second-Generation Fluoride Varnishes

Applied Sciences, 2023
Fluoride varnishes, both the first and the second generations, are effective in inhibiting caries, especially in children and adolescents, by reducing it on average by 43% for permanent teeth and 37% for deciduous teeth.
Dagmara Piesiak-Panczyszyn, Adam Watras, Rafal J. Wiglusz, Maciej Dobrzynski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community Readiness for Children's Oral Health Improvement Across Three Cities in England

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Childhood caries is a widespread global public health issue, with its prevalence closely reflecting underlying health and social inequalities. Planning effective oral health programmes tailored to the needs of the community is of primary importance.
Kara A. Gray‐Burrows, Katherine Kaczmarczyk, Sakina Edwebi, Sarah Crawley, Yasmen Elsadek, Shahid Islam, Rachael H. Moss, Zoe Marshman, Peter F. Day   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

TRIVIAL DENTAL: A Serious Board Game for Knowledge Consolidation in Dental Students Transitioning to Clinical Training

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The transition from preclinical education to clinical training represents a critical stage in dental curricula, requiring students to consolidate theoretical knowledge while preparing for clinical decision‐making. In this context, serious games have emerged as an innovative approach to promote active and collaborative learning ...
Vanessa‐Tévy Hansotte, Olivier Charleux, Aline Hartmann, Adeline Braud, Caroline Mocquot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Fluoride Varnishes on Demineralization and Acid Resistance in Subsurface Demineralized Lesion Models

Journal of Functional Biomaterials
This study aimed to clarify the effects of high-concentration fluoride varnish application on the inhibition of the progression of initial enamel caries.
Rika Iwawaki, Taku Horie, Abdulaziz Alhotan, Yuka Nagatsuka, Keiko Sakuma, Kumiko Yoshihara, Akimasa Tsujimoto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source