Dental caries prevention for high caries risk patients who had swallowing impairment.
Conditions
Interventions
Children received a 4 minutes application of fluoride gel with the use of commercial trays. Procedure was performed according to the manufacturer’s instruction,
5 ml of fluoride gel was used (2.5 ml each tray). They were sitting with head tilt forward and were instructed not to swallow the gel and saliva during procedure,
saliva ejector was used throughout the procedure and the child was allowed to expectorate for 60 seconds after the procedure. The children were instructed not to ingest foods or beverages for 60 min a
Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Experimental Procedure/Surgery
Gel application using trays ,Gel application using a brush
Sponsors
Dental Research Project Fund, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University.
Pediatric Dentistry,
Faculty of Dentistry Chulalongkorn University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 15 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The volunteers were residents of Bangkok, where the municipal water fluoridation is less than 0.3 ppm. The inclusion criteria were (1) good general and dental health (2) 28 permanent teeth (3) not wearing fixed orthodontic appliance or removable denture.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) uncooperative children (2) less than 28 permanent teeth (3) wearing fixed orthodontic appliance or removable denture.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Salivary Fluoride concentration Before and after application immediately 5, 10, 20, 30 and 60 minutes. ion-specific electrode | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Interproximal Fluoride concentration Before and after application immediately 5, 10, 20, 30 and 60 minutes. ion-specific electrode | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactKamonwan Sriwongchai
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed