Observational studyClinical oral investigations2017
Effect of supervised brushing with fluoride gel during primary school, taking into account the group prevention schedule in kindergarten.
Observational study in Clinical oral investigations, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effectiveness of school-based supervised tooth brushing intervention for preventing dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- An Oral Health Promotion Model Implemented in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Dental health of preschool children after two-years of a supervised tooth brushing program in Southern Israel.Israel journal of health policy research · 2021Article
- Robust inference in the multilevel zero-inflated negative binomial model.Journal of applied statistics · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesIn one region of Germany, a group of children took part in regular fluoride gel applications during primary school following intensified prevention in kindergarten. This observational study aimed to ascertain whether the dental health of primary school children can be improved by introducing a group prevention program based on applications of fluoride gel. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe subjects were distributed among six groups with varying preventive measures in kindergarten and at school. The basis for determining caries experience and calculating the caries increment consisted of dental findings gathered in the second and fourth grade.
resultsWhile second graders without professionally supported daily toothbrushing in kindergarten exhibited an average d
conclusionsThe results show that intensified preventive programs in kindergartens and schools, based mainly on supervised toothbrushing, have a positive effect on the dental health of primary school children. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Such programs are efficient in reducing caries experience especially in socially deprived areas.
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