The efficacy of a school-based caries preventive program: a 4-year study

:  This longitudinal study aimed at testing the efficacy of a school‐based caries preventive program, by comparing dental caries status of two groups, a study group (436 children) and a control group (420 children) over a period of 4 years. The study group received a preventive program which consist...

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Published in:International journal of dental hygiene 2006-02, Vol.4 (1), p.30-34
Main Authors: Al-Jundi, SH, Hammad, M, Alwaeli, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
caries
Cariostatic Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Cohort Studies
Dental Caries - prevention & control
Dental Caries Susceptibility
Dentistry
DMF Index
Female
fluoridated prevention
Fluorides - therapeutic use
Follow-Up Studies
Health Education, Dental
Humans
Jordan
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Oral Hygiene
Risk Factors
School Dentistry
Toothbrushing
toothpaste
Toothpastes - therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
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Summary::  This longitudinal study aimed at testing the efficacy of a school‐based caries preventive program, by comparing dental caries status of two groups, a study group (436 children) and a control group (420 children) over a period of 4 years. The study group received a preventive program which consisted of intensive oral hygiene instructions sessions, and supervised daily tooth brushing using fluoridated tooth paste in schools. The control group received only oral hygiene instructions sessions. Annual dental examination to record dental caries status, using Decayed Missed Filled Teeth Index (DMFT) and deft, was conducted for both groups over a period of 4 years. At the end of the fourth year the efficacy of the program was tested by comparing the DMFT and deft indices for the two groups using Pearson chi‐square test and Cochran–Mantel–Haenzele test. The level of significance was set at P 
ISSN:1601-5029
1601-5037
DOI:10.1111/j.1601-5037.2006.00156.x