Approximal caries increment in adolescents in a low caries prevalence area in Sweden after a 3.5-year school-based fluoride varnish programme with Bifluorid 12 and Duraphat

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 404-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva-Karin Bergström ◽  
Dowen Birkhed ◽  
Christina Granlund ◽  
Ulla Moberg Sköld
Keyword(s):  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Caries Prevalence ◽  
School Based ◽  
Caries Increment ◽  
Approximal Caries

Cost-Effectiveness through the Dental-Health FRAMM Guideline for Caries Prevention among 12- to 15-Year-Olds in Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva-Karin Bergström ◽  
Thomas Davidson ◽  
Ulla Moberg Sköld
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Caries Prevention ◽  
Caries Prevalence ◽  
School Based ◽  
Caries Increment ◽  
Dental Records ◽  
Caries Lesions ◽  
Approximal Caries ◽  
Approximal Surfaces

Since 2008, FRAMM has been a guideline for caries prevention for all 3- to 15-year-olds in the Västra Götaland Region in Sweden and a predominant part is school-based fluoride varnish applications for all 12- to 15-year-olds. The aims were to evaluate dental health-economic data among 12- to 15-year-olds, based on the approximal caries prevalence at the age of 12, and to evaluate cost-effectiveness. Caries data for 13,490 adolescents born in 1993 who did not take part and 11,321 adolescents born in 1998 who followed this guideline were extracted from dental records. Those with no dentin and/or enamel caries lesions and/or fillings on the approximal surfaces were pooled into the “low” subgroup, those with 1–3 into the “moderate” subgroup and those with ≥4 into the “high” subgroup. The results revealed that the low subgroup had a low approximal caries increment compared with the moderate and high subgroups during the 4-year study period. In all groups, there were statistically significant differences between those who took part in the guideline and those who did not. The analysis of cost-effectiveness revealed the lowest incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) for the high subgroup for decayed and/or filled approximal surfaces (DFSa) and approximal enamel lesions together and the highest ICER for the low subgroup for DFSa alone. To conclude, the FRAMM Guideline reduced the caries increment for adolescents with low, moderate and high approximal caries prevalence. The subgroup with the most favourable cost-effectiveness comprised those with a high caries prevalence at the age of 12.

Effect of School-Based Fluoride Varnish Programmes on Approximal Caries in Adolescents from Different Caries Risk Areas

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulla Moberg Sköld ◽  
Lars G. Petersson ◽  
Agneta Lith ◽  
Dowen Birkhed
Keyword(s):  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Caries Risk ◽  
School Based ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Approximal Caries

scholarly journals Longitudinal caries prevalence in a comprehensive, multicomponent, school-based prevention program

2021 ◽  
Vol 152 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-233.e11
Author(s):  
Jacqueline R. Starr ◽  
Ryan R. Ruff ◽  
Joseph Palmisano ◽  
J. Max Goodson ◽  
Omair M. Bukhari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Program ◽  
Caries Prevalence ◽  
School Based

Effect of Quarterly Treatments with a Chlorhexidine and a Fluoride Varnish on Approximal Caries in Caries–Susceptible Teenagers: A 3–Year Clinical Study

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.G. Petersson ◽  
K. Magnusson ◽  
H. Andersson ◽  
B. Almquist ◽  
S. Twetmana
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Study ◽  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Approximal Caries

Effect of a school-based preventive program with salivary lactobacillus counts as sugar-motivating tool on caries increment in adolescents

2001 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Nylander ◽  
Ingbritt Kumlin ◽  
Margareta Martinsson ◽  
Svante Twetman
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Program ◽  
School Based ◽  
Caries Increment

scholarly journals Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Dental Sealants versus Fluoride Varnish in a School-Based Setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 78-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Neidell ◽  
Barbara Shearer ◽  
Ira B. Lamster
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Base Case Scenario ◽  
School Based ◽  
Occlusal Surfaces ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
The Cost

While sealants are more effective than fluoride varnish in reducing the development of new carious lesions on occlusal surfaces, and a course of treatment requires fewer clinical visits, they are more expensive per application. This analysis assessed which treatment is more cost-effective. We estimate the costs of sealants and fluoride varnish over a 4-year period in a school-based setting, and compare this to existing estimates of the relative benefits in terms of caries reduction to calculate the relative cost-effectiveness of these two preventive treatments. In our base case scenario, varnish is more cost-effective in preventing caries. Allowing for caries benefits to nonocclusal surfaces further improves the cost-effectiveness of varnish. Although we found that varnish is more cost-effective, the results are context specific. Sealants become equally cost-effective if a dental hygienist applies the sealants instead of a dentist, while varnish becomes increasingly cost-effective when making comparisons outside of a traditional dental clinic setting.

Effect of semi-annual applications of a chlorhexidine/fluoride varnish mixture on approximal caries incidence in schoolchildren. A three-year radiographic study

1998 ◽  
Vol 106 (2p1) ◽  
pp. 623-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars G. Petersson ◽  
Kerstin Magnusson ◽  
Helen Andersson ◽  
Gertrud Deierborg ◽  
Svante Twetman
Keyword(s):  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Radiographic Study ◽  
Approximal Caries
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