179
Participants
Start Date
April 12, 2021
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2023
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2023
5,000 ppm fluoride toothpaste
In group 1, toothbrushing with toothpaste of 5,000 ppm of fluoride twice per day for two minutes, after breakfast and before bedtime. Participants will be also instructed not to rinse with water after brushing and to only eliminate the excess of the dentifrice by spitting out. The amount of toothpaste to be used had to be about the size of a pea.
22,600 ppm fluoride varnish
The application protocol of 5% fluoride varnish will be used together with the 1,450 ppm paste with the same protocol of the group 1: toothbrushing with toothpaste of 1.450 ppm of fluoride twice per day for two minutes, after breakfast and before bedtime. Participants will be also instructed not to rinse with water after brushing and to only eliminate the excess of the dentifrice by spitting out. The amount of toothpaste to be used had to be about the size of a pea.
38% SDF
The application protocol of 38% SDF annually will be used together with the 1,450 ppm paste with the same protocol of the group 2: toothbrushing with toothpaste of 1.450 ppm of fluoride twice per day for two minutes, after breakfast and before bedtime. Participants will be also instructed not to rinse with water after brushing and to only eliminate the excess of the dentifrice by spitting out. The amount of toothpaste to be used had to be about the size of a pea.
Faculty of Dentistry, Talca
University of Talca
OTHER