Three-Year Randomized Trial of Professionally Applied Topical Fluoride Gel Comparing Annual and Biannual Applications with/without Prior Prophylaxis
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Abstract
The twice yearly application to children's teeth of acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) gel in dental trays preceded by a professionally rendered 'dental prophylaxis' has become the standard and most commonly used dental chairside procedure for prevention of dental caries. This study was a randomized, 3-year, community-based clinical trial of professionally applied APF gel involving the use and non-use of a prior dental prophylaxis and annual and biannual APF applications for children in age groups 6-7 (n = 176) and 10-11 (n = 153) years initially, who are likely at high risk of future dental caries. The 3-year results of this study show no significant effect on dental caries reduction of either a prior prophylaxis or annual versus biannual APF gel applications. A significant reduction in the frequency of provision of these dental services, limited to high caries risk patients only, is recommended.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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