The Evaluation of the School-Based Flouride Mouthrinse Program in a Fluoridated Community
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a school-based fluoride mouthrinse program in a fluoridated community. Such an evaluation is important because the effect of such programs may decrease over time due to the widespread use of fluoride. Two elementary schools were chosen. One had...
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TopSCHOLAR®
1991
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2678 https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3685&context=theses |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a school-based fluoride mouthrinse program in a fluoridated community. Such an evaluation is important because the effect of such programs may decrease over time due to the widespread use of fluoride.
Two elementary schools were chosen. One had a fluoride mouthrinse program: the other did not. The subjects were children in grades one and six. Their caries experience was examined using dft. dfs. DFT, and DFS scores.
There were no statistically significant differences between the two schools. The program had no significant effect in the community studied. |
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