Fluoride Varnish Efficacy in preventing Early Childhood Caries
Objectives: To assess incidence of dental caries over a period of 6 months in 3-4 years old. To assess efficacy of fluoride varnish (5% Sodium fluoride) in prevention of early childhood caries in 3-4 years old in Rohtak district, Haryana. Methods: A 6 - month, prospective, cluster-randomized, concurrent parallel, controlled, open trial in community settings was conducted at anganwadi centers (AWCs) and private schools of Rohtak district among 3-4 years old preschool children. 515 children with parental consent were randomly assigned to two arms: experimental group with single application of fluoride varnish and control group withno intervention. Dental examinations at baseline and after 6 months were used to compute net dental caries increment per child. Dental examination was performed by a trained dentist using criteria of International Caries Detection and Assessment System Results: The incidence of caries was 2.154±3.051 at the end of 6 months. It was found that net caries increment was significantly lower in the intervention group (0.879±3.270) compared to the control group (2.154±3.051) and prevented fraction of 59.19% .Unadjusted odds ratio for caries incidence was 1.441 times higher in the control than in the experimental group. This significant difference could only be attributed to Fluoride Varnish. Conclusions: The incidence of caries in young children is very high. Fluoride is an effective preventive tool and significantly reduces caries even with a single application.
IADR World Congress on Preventive Dentistry
2017 IADR World Congress on Preventive Dentistry (New Delhi, India) New Delhi, India
2017 0083 Population Approaches to Prevention of Oral Diseases
Kumar, Adarsh
( Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences
, Bahadurgarh
, India
)
Bc, Manjunath
( Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences
, Bahadurgarh
, India
)
Ghanghas, Mamta
( Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences
, Bahadurgarh
, India
)
NONE
Poster Session
Population Approaches to Prevention of Oral Diseases II
Thursday,
10/05/2017
, 11:15AM - 12:30PM