Field Applicable Method to Reduce Dental Emergencies.
Abstract
A series of experiments have been performed to try to find the best antimicrobial fluoride compound. We have extensively examined 8 cationic salts of fluoride, some with higher or lower molecular weights than tin. Because it quite early became apparent that pH of the compounds was important, over 26 variations of pH of these compounds were tested. To date, we have found that SnF2 has potent antimicrobial activity, but remarkably, SnCl2 and SnF4 does not. InF2, ZnCl2, PbF2, PbCl2 and Na F all have no real effect on microbiology improved significantly more between 1 and 3 months with these subjects rinsing with SnF2. The most dramatic finding is the low variance in gingival scores in those subjects rinsing with SnF2. With regard to caries scores, we have found that the group rinsing with NaF had 4.2 new lesions after 1 year and those subjects rinsing with SnF2 had 2.3 new lesions. Microbiologically, there are large differences between groups. Those subjects rinsing with SnF2 had 2.4 times fewer bacteria/ml saliva in their mouths at 3 months. But, of most importance, was the fact that the SnF2 users had greater than 20 times fewer S. mutans in their mouth over the course of the study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 15, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA168408
Entities
People
- David Camosci
- Mary Manwell
- Norman Tinanoff
Organizations
- University of Connecticut Health Center