A nine year study of topical application with stannous fluoride in identical twins and the caries experience five years after ending the applications
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The teeth of one child of 22 monozygotic twins were treated twice yearly with a 1% F- SnF2) solution over a period of 9 yr. When the children were 16 yr old, the result was that the treated children had 37% fewer lesions than the controls. For the proximal surfaces, the reduction was 55%; for the pits and fissures, 20%; and for the free smooth surfaces, 61%. Five years after the last application, 18 pairs were examined once more. In 3 pairs, the controls had received full dentures. In the remaining 15 pairs, the treated children had 37% fewer cavities in the proximal surfaces; 8% fewer in the pits and fissures; and 45% fewer in the free smooth surfaces.
Chemicals/CAS: fluoride, 16984-48-8; stannous fluoride, 7783-47-3; Fluorides, Topical
Chemicals/CAS: fluoride, 16984-48-8; stannous fluoride, 7783-47-3; Fluorides, Topical
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TNO Identifier
227588
ISSN
00086568
Source
Caries Research, 8(1), pp. 27-38.
Pages
27-38
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