While the clinical anticaries efficacy of fluoride toothpaste is now without question, our understanding of the relation of fluoride efficacy to brushing time and dentifrice quantity is limited. The aim of this in situ study was to determine how differences in brushing time and dentifrice quantity i... | PMID: 20160441

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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between total daily fluoride intake (TDFI), daily urinary fluoride excretion (DUFE) and fractional fluoride retention (FFR) using available data, in order to clarify the ability of DUFE to predict TDFI and, therefore, the risk of fluorosis develo... | PMID: 20130402

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We carried out a transverse epidemiological investigation about the oral health state of pupils in the Ouardanine area. The investigation concerned 300 fifteen-year-old pupils. An amount of fluoride was administrated within drinking water. Further studies, within few years, will be desirableto follo... | PMID: 20614698

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Groups B and C showed significant increases in enamel microhardness following treatment (P < 0.001), whereas no statistically significant changes were observed in Groups A, D, or E (P > 0.05). One-way ANOVA of delta Vickers microhardness numbers (deltaVHN) revealed significant differences among grou... | PMID: 20178219

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The shear bond strengths of group 1 were significantly higher than those seen in group 2 (P < .01). There was no significant difference in the shear bond strengths of groups 3 and 4 (P > .05). Scanning electron microscopic observation showed that the pretreated enamel surface was rougher than that o... | PMID: 19705946

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The method of applying fluoride varnish is described and the evidence of its effectiveness in the prevention and control of caries is summarized.The application of fluoride varnish should be an integral part of caries preventive programmes. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This paper describes how to apply fluor... | PMID: 19810396

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The clinical evolution of lesions was significantly better in the Cervitec group as opposed to the placebo group in terms of width, height, color, and texture. The increase in root caries was significantly lower (p=0.039) in the Cervitec group. CONCLUSION: According to these results, Cervitec may he... | PMID: 19497653

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Maintaining a very thin plaque layer is thus important in delivering fluoride to the lesion.... | PMID: 19772842

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Very few studies of good quality were identified in general. Two studies on fluoridated milk were tabulated and seven studies dealing with fluoride tablets/ drops were analysed. One study showed a 78% reduction in caries in newly erupted permanent teeth among 8 year olds after 3 years with fluoridat... | PMID: 19772844

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Dental fluorosis is dependent on local fluoride levels in the extra cellular fluid surrounding the tooth during its development. These fluoride levels are determined by the plasma concentration that in turn is a function of the daily intake of fluoride. Fluoride released from bone during remodelling... | PMID: 19772847

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The validity of our conclusions for the superiority of fluoride toothpaste as indicated from the initial network analysis using Bayesian methods was challenged when we adjusted for possible confounders. The network was dominated by studies comparing placebo with toothpaste, which were older and had... | PMID: 19157778

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Enamel blocks restored with Clearfil Protect Bond showed higher mineral content (%vol) adjacent to restorations than Clearfil SE Bond only for the first site of microhardness measurement and close to enamel surface (20 microm). SEM and PLM analysis suggested that the Clearfil Protect Bond adhesive p... | PMID: 19701510

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The caries-preventive effects of a school-based combined programme with FMR and TS continued for more than five years after the programme until the age of 20 years.... | PMID: 19774805

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The mean percent area remineralization (+/-SD) was: bioerodible fluoridated resin 44.1 +/- 12.1; fluoride varnish 19.1 +/- 9.2; control 2.4 +/- 3.4. ANOVA indicated a significant variance among groups (P < 0.001). Tukey's multiple comparison test demonstrated the fluoridated resin to enhance reminer... | PMID: 19824554

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Glass-ionomers, both conventional or resin-modified, are more effective at protecting the tooth against further decay than either compomers or fluoride-releasing composites, with the best protection of all being provided by conventional glass-ionomers. The nature of the tooth had no influence on the... | PMID: 19736541

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Quantitative digital image analysis of matched areas from the contact microradiographs taken before and after treatment indicated higher mineral recovery with ACP composites compared to the commercial orthodontic F-releasing cement (14.4% vs. 4.3%, respectively), while the control specimens showed a... | PMID: 19215975

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This study aimed to analyse and compare the protective effect of buffered (pH 3.5) and native (pH 1.2) TiF(4) in comparison to NaF solutions of same pH on dentin erosion. Bovine samples were pretreated with 1.50% TiF(4) or 2.02% NaF (both 0.48M F) solutions, each with... | PMID: 19482262

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Mastery of the bonding stage of treatment is clearly a critical step in the clinical practice of orthodontics. There is such a wide variety of products available in orthodontics that a reasoned assessment of bonding systems is a practical necessity. Composite plastics, associated with hydrophobic or... | PMID: 19552875

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Within the limitations of an in situ study it can be concluded that the demineralisation of the root surface can be hampered by application of desensitisers under different oral hygiene conditions. The application of clinical proven desensitising agents might have a caries-protective effect on expos... | PMID: 19637519

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A fluoride dose response was observed for the test dentifrices after 10 and 20 days of pH cycling, with test dentifrice C promoting the highest remineralization among the groups while both the MI Paste Plus and PreviDent systems provide the least remineralization (one-way ANOVA, SNK, P < 0.05). With... | PMID: 19650601

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Significant differences resulted between the distilled water and fluoride-containing groups. Among the fluoride-containing groups, Group B demonstrated statistically low levels of enamel fluoride deposition and deltaVHN, while Group E statistically outperformed Group D. Among the groups with differe... | PMID: 19650602

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The fluoride-releasing and -recharging adhesive system with the self-etching primer (Beauty Ortho Bond) had clinically sufficient shear bond strength in repeated bracket bonding; this finding can help orthodontists to decrease the risk of damage to enamel at debonding.... | PMID: 19413399

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