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Prevention of occlusal caries using a ozone, sealant and fluoride varnish in children

Julija Kalnina, Ruta Care

Summary

Objectives. To compare ozone with fissure sealants and fluoride varnish in the prevention of occlusal caries in permanent premolars of children in 12 months period.

Methods. A clinical trial was conducted on four groups of 10 years old schoolchildren: a group 1 – control group (n=50); a group 2 (n=21) in which fluoride varnish was applied and re-applied up to 12 months; a group 3 (n=17) in which sealant was applied and reapplied up to 12 months; and a group 4 (n=19) in which ozone was applied and re-applied up to 12 months. Percent caries reduction was studied in these initially healthy molars with complete occlusal eruption: 173 (control), 103 (varnish), 78 (sealants) and 103 (ozone) premolars met inclusion criteria. All patients were examined using DMFT index and Greene – Vermillion index at a baseline and in 6 months with a follow up period of 12 months. Each tooth was considered as the unit of the analysis. Data were analyzed using t-test and the chi-square tests.

Results. The prevalence of caries was: in group 1 – 3.5% (n=6), in group 2 and group 3 – 0% (n=0), in group 4 – 2.9%, (n=3). The changes in occlusal caries incidence between all groups were not statistically significant.

Conclusions. The placement of fissure sealant, application of fluoride varnish, and application of ozone – are recommended to use in prevention of occlusal pit and fissure caries in permanent premolars in children. Furthermore, they are not significantly different from one another in their effectiveness.

Key words: ozone, fissure sealant, fluoride varnish, prevention, children.

Received: 30 04 2015

Accepted for publishing: 28 03 2016

^*Department of Therapeutic Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia

Julija Kalnina^* – D.D.S., PhD student

Ruta Care^* – D.D.S., PhD, prof.

Address correspondence to Julija Kalnina, Department of Therapeutic Dentistry and Oral Health, Institute of Stomatology, Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema 20, LV-1007, Riga, Latvia.

E-mail address: julija@certes.lv



	Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal

March, 2016, Vol. 18, No. 1 CONTENTS REVIEW Prevention and treatment of white spot lesions during and after fixed orthodontic treatment: A systematic literature review Egle Lapenaite, Kristina Lopatiene, Aira Ragauskaite 3-8 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Hypericum perforatum L. treatment restored bone mass changes in swimming stressed rats Nikos Seferos, Loukas Petrokokkinos, Antonia Kotsiou, George Rallis, Christine Tesseromatis 9-13 Factors influencing the caries experience of 6 and 12 year old children in Riga, Latvia Jekaterina Gudkina, Anda Brinkmane, Stephen H. Abrams, Bennett T. Amaechi 14-20 Vertical and sagittal morphology of the facial skeleton and the pharyngeal airway Kristina Lopatienė, Agnė Dabkutė, Viktorija Juškevičiūtė 21-25 Prevention of Occlusal Caries using a Ozone, Sealant and Fluoride Varnish in Children Julija Kalnina, Ruta Care 26-31 CASE REPORT Direct composite resin crown fabrication on a custom formed root canal post – EverStick®POST Valdas Vilkinis, Juozas Žilinskas 32-36 © 2016 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2016; 18 (1): 26-31 589 KB Prevention of occlusal caries using a ozone, sealant and fluoride varnish in children Julija Kalnina, Ruta Care Summary Objectives. To compare ozone with fissure sealants and fluoride varnish in the prevention of occlusal caries in permanent premolars of children in 12 months period. Methods. A clinical trial was conducted on four groups of 10 years old schoolchildren: a group 1 – control group (n=50); a group 2 (n=21) in which fluoride varnish was applied and re-applied up to 12 months; a group 3 (n=17) in which sealant was applied and reapplied up to 12 months; and a group 4 (n=19) in which ozone was applied and re-applied up to 12 months. Percent caries reduction was studied in these initially healthy molars with complete occlusal eruption: 173 (control), 103 (varnish), 78 (sealants) and 103 (ozone) premolars met inclusion criteria. All patients were examined using DMFT index and Greene – Vermillion index at a baseline and in 6 months with a follow up period of 12 months. Each tooth was considered as the unit of the analysis. Data were analyzed using t-test and the chi-square tests. Results. The prevalence of caries was: in group 1 – 3.5% (n=6), in group 2 and group 3 – 0% (n=0), in group 4 – 2.9%, (n=3). The changes in occlusal caries incidence between all groups were not statistically significant. Conclusions. The placement of fissure sealant, application of fluoride varnish, and application of ozone – are recommended to use in prevention of occlusal pit and fissure caries in permanent premolars in children. Furthermore, they are not significantly different from one another in their effectiveness. Key words: ozone, fissure sealant, fluoride varnish, prevention, children. Received: 30 04 2015 Accepted for publishing: 28 03 2016 ^Department of Therapeutic Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia Julija Kalnina^ – D.D.S., PhD student Ruta Care^* – D.D.S., PhD, prof. Address correspondence to Julija Kalnina, Department of Therapeutic Dentistry and Oral Health, Institute of Stomatology, Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema 20, LV-1007, Riga, Latvia. E-mail address: julija@certes.lv