Evaluating the effectiveness of fluoride varnish in preventing caries amongst Long‐Term Care Facility Residents
| Autor: | Niamh Kelly, Sinead Watson, Gerald McKenna, Aoife Nic Iomhair, Joe McGarry, Eman Jabir, Murali Srinivasan, Grainne Quinn, Catherine McGrade |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, McKenna, Gerald John |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Dental Caries Susceptibility Population 610 Medicine & health 2717 Geriatrics and Gerontology Dental Caries Oral hygiene 03 medical and health sciences Fluorides 0302 clinical medicine Carious teeth Internal medicine Community living 11390 Klinik für Allgemein- Behinderten- und Seniorenzahnmedizin Medicine Humans Fluorides Topical 030212 general & internal medicine education General Dentistry Aged education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Fluoride varnish 030206 dentistry Dental care Long-Term Care 3500 General Dentistry Cariostatic Agents Long-term care stomatognathic diseases Female Geriatrics and Gerontology business |
| Zdroj: | Jabir, E, McGrade, C, Quinn, G, McGarry, J, Nic Íomhair, A, Kelly, N, Watson, S, Srinivasan, M & McKenna, G 2021, ' Evaluating the effectiveness of fluoride varnish in preventing caries amongst Long Term Care Facility Residents ', Gerodontology . https://doi.org/10.1111/ger.12563 |
| DOI: | 10.5167/uzh-211417 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of professionally applied fluoride varnish on the incidence of dental caries amongst older adults resident in LTCFs in Northern Ireland.BackgroundThe oral health status of older adults within Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) is significantly worse than their community living peers. Whilst evidence suggests an important role for fluoride varnish in preventing caries in this population, very few studies have evaluated this intervention.Materials and MethodsA quality improvement project was undertaken with dentate residents (n = 190) in nine LTCFs who had fluoride varnish applied by Dental Care Professionals on two separate occasions during a 12-month period (intervention group). Nine LTCFs were chosen as matched controls (control group) with comparable numbers of residents of similar medical status (n = 217). For the intervention group, oral hygiene training was also provided for the care home staff.ResultsA total of 407 patients (n = 271 female) were included in the analyses (mean age [SD]: 84.1 [6.6] years). After 12 months, the intervention group recorded a significant reduction in mean number of carious teeth (mean [95% CI]: −0.85 [−1.12, −0.58]; P P = .012), mean plaque score (mean [95% CI]: 1.16 [0.28, 2.04]; P = .010) and mean DMFT score (mean [95% CI]: 0.13 [0.04, 0.22]; P = .004).ConclusionsThis study demonstrates the potential role of fluoride varnish in combination with oral hygiene training for staff in the prevention and arrest of carious lesions among older adults in LTCFs. |
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