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[A trial of performing dental caries prevention in preschoolers with fluoridated salt]. 2000

T N Terekhova

Fluorinated salt was added to rations of preschool children for preventing dental caries. The program was implemented in 1411 children for 1 year, in 1438 for 2 years, in 1070 for 3 years, and in 1056 children for 4 years. The study was carried out in children attending kindergartens in Minsk, Mogilev, Mozyr, Nesvizh, and Baranovichi. Due to fluorinated salt, the incidence and intensity of caries decreased. In the group given fluorinated salt for 2 years, the incidence of caries decreased by 4.96% (p < 0.001), its intensity by the CDL (carious-decayed-lost) index by 14.71%, and by the CPL (caries-prostheses-lost) index by 12.99%. Three-year consumption of fluorinated salt decreased the incidence of caries by 8.07% (p < 0.001), its intensity by the CDL index by 23.86%, and by the CPL index by 23.93%. In children using fluorinated salt for 4 years, these values decreased by 12.56 (p < 0.001), 32.80, and 29.64%, respectively. Hence, fluorinated salt can and should be used for preventing dental caries in collective bodies of preschool children.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002094	Republic of Belarus	A country in Eastern Europe, east of Poland. The capital is Minsk.	Belarus,Belorussian S.S.R.,Byelarus,Byelorussian S.S.R.,Belorussia,Belorussian SSR,Byelorussian SSR
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003731	Dental Caries	Localized destruction of the tooth surface initiated by decalcification of the enamel followed by enzymatic lysis of organic structures and leading to cavity formation. If left unchecked, the cavity may penetrate the enamel and dentin and reach the pulp.	Caries, Dental,Carious Lesions,Dental Cavities,Dental Cavity,Dental Decay,Dental White Spots,Carious Dentin,Decay, Dental,Dental White Spot,White Spot, Dental,White Spots, Dental,Carious Dentins,Carious Lesion,Cavities, Dental,Cavity, Dental,Dentin, Carious,Dentins, Carious,Lesion, Carious,Lesions, Carious,Spot, Dental White,Spots, Dental White
D004245	DMF Index	"Decayed, missing and filled teeth," a routinely used statistical concept in dentistry.	Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth,DMF Indexes,DMF Indexe,DMF Indices,Index, DMF,Indexe, DMF,Indexes, DMF,Indices, DMF
D005459	Fluorides	Inorganic salts of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the -1 oxidation state. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Sodium and stannous salts are commonly used in dentifrices.	Fluoride
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014505	Urban Population	The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.	Urban Residence,Urban Spatial Distribution,Distribution, Urban Spatial,Distributions, Urban Spatial,Population, Urban,Populations, Urban,Residence, Urban,Urban Populations,Urban Residences,Urban Spatial Distributions
D015994	Incidence	The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases in the population at a given time.	Attack Rate,Cumulative Incidence,Incidence Proportion,Incidence Rate,Person-time Rate,Secondary Attack Rate,Attack Rate, Secondary,Attack Rates,Cumulative Incidences,Incidence Proportions,Incidence Rates,Incidence, Cumulative,Incidences,Person time Rate,Person-time Rates,Proportion, Incidence,Rate, Attack,Rate, Incidence,Rate, Person-time,Rate, Secondary Attack,Secondary Attack Rates
D017673	Sodium Chloride, Dietary	Sodium chloride used in foods.	Dietary Sodium Chloride,Table Salt,Chloride, Dietary Sodium,Salt, Table