Long-term effect of intensive prevention on dental health of primary school children by socioeconomic status

Clinical Oral Investigations
Julia WinterK Pieper

Abstract

Children in a German region took part in regular toothbrushing with fluoride gel during their time in primary school after having received a preventive program in kindergarten. The study aimed at determining the dental health of the students as a function of prevention in kindergarten and at school while taking into account their socioeconomic status and other confounders. The subjects were in six groups: groups 1 and 2, intensive prevention in kindergarten with and without fluoride gel at school; groups 3 and 4, basic prevention in kindergarten with and without fluoride gel at school; groups 5 and 6, no organized prevention in kindergarten with and without fluoride gel at school. Two dental examinations were performed for assessing caries experience and calculating caries increment from second grade (7-year-olds) to fourth grade (9-year-olds). A standardized questionnaire was used to record independent variables. To compare caries scores and preventive measures of various subgroups, non-parametric tests and a binary logistic regression analysis were performed. A significant difference was found in the mean decayed, missing, and filled tooth/teeth (DMFT) depending on socioeconomic status (no prevention in kindergarten, fluoride...Continue Reading

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Feb 13, 2015·Clinical Oral Investigations·Julia WinterKlaus Pieper
Sep 24, 2015·Clinical Oral Investigations·Klaus PieperAnahita Jablonski-Momeni
Nov 4, 2015·Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry·Gianmaria F FerrazzanoAniello Ingenito

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