Prevention of Dental Caries Lesions With Fluoride Varnish in Erupting First Permanent Molars
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of fluoride varnishes in the
prevention of dental caries lesions in erupting permanent first molars, in high-risk
patients. Using as reference ICDAS criteria, when the success means that the surface maintain
an ICDAS value 0 and failure that has change in ICDAS value 0 to 1.
Sample: The sample comprise 180 patients between 6-7 years old with high-risk of dental
caries.
Study design: It proposed an experimental design randomized into 3 groups according to the
frequency of topical fluoride application.(Group A: every 6 month; Group B: every 3 month;
Group C: positive control).