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Fluoride Varnish Efficacy in Preventing Early Childhood Caries

Center to Address Disparities in Children’s Oral Health and Comprehensive Oral Health Research Center of Discovery, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, 3333 California Street, Suite 495, San Francisco, CA 94143-1361, USA

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Flow of study participants. Children with and without dental caries at each examination by intended (randomized) fluoride varnish (FV) treatment group. * 27 children with no caries at 12 months were not seen at 24 months; 19 children with a 24-month examination missed the 12-month examination.

View larger version (13K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Caries incidence at last follow-up examination by intended treatment group and number of active fluoride varnish applications (n = 280). * 3 active applications + one child with 4 active applications. Intended groups are the groups randomized to receive 0, 2, or 4 fluoride varnish applications. Active groups are the children stratified by number of actual fluoride-containing varnish applications received (see text and APPENDIX).