Field Applicable Method to Reduce Dental Emergencies.
Abstract
22 Humans, who were regarded as potentially caries active, rinsed twice a day with either acidulated sodium fluoride or stanous flouride mouthrinses, adjusted to 200 ppm F-. There was a small but significant reduction in Total CFU per l saliva in both groups after a year. No differences were found in lactobacilli counts between the 2 mouthrinse groups or longitudinally within the groups. Selective reduction in Streptococcus mutans was found in those subjects rinsing with SnF2. At the end of 1 year, the SnF2 group had less (26 times) fewer S. mutans compared to the baseline. All patients continued to be caries active after one year despite the use of two daily fluoride mouthrinses; however, the subjects rinsing with SnF2 developed approximately half the number of new carious lesions to those subjects rinsing with acidulated NaF. This study did find that SnF2 was an adjunct in decreasing gingival inflammation. The lower frequency of bleeding sites and the corresponding lower mean GI scores in the SnF2 group compared to the NaF group demonstrates that rinsing with SnF2 favorably affected gingival halth. The SnF2 restorations showed no signs of wear or loss of Integrity in both the trials. The salivary fluoride release rate was found to average 0.3 ppm over the 34 day trial. Some effect on both the quantity and proportion of microorganisms was noted in those subjects who had a SnF2-polycarboxylate restorations in place.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA168695
Entities
People
- Norman Tinanoff
Organizations
- University of Connecticut Health Center