COMBINED SELF-APPLIED FLUORIDES AND SEALANTS FOR CARIES PREVENTION

基准牙科检查于1972年10月进行， 大约2200名儿童(1-12年级)。所有K-8年级的参与者 在老师的监督下，每天在学校里咀嚼和摄入氟化钠 含1毫克氟的片剂，每周用0.2%的氟化钠溶液冲洗。 定期分发含氟牙膏和牙刷 给孩子们在家里使用。幼儿园班级被邀请参加 从1976-77学年开始参加该计划。儿童 在纳尔逊县的初中7年级和8年级开始 分别于1978年秋季和1979年秋季参加该计划。 从1980年秋天开始，纳尔逊县的高中生开始 仅参与片剂和牙膏组件的 程序。在本报告所述期间，K-12年级儿童 都在参与其中。1984年1月，密封剂计划被添加到 正在进行的氟化物项目。年儿童新萌出的恒牙 选定的等级用窝沟密封剂密封。该计划 将运行五年。综合的预防计划有可能 几乎消除了纳尔逊县的龋齿。

Baseline dental examinations were conducted in October 1972, of approximately 2200 children (grades 1-12). All participants in grades K-8 chew and ingest daily in school under teacher-supervision a sodium fluoride tablet containing 1 mg F, and rinse weekly with a 0.2% NaF solution. Fluoride-containing dentifrice and toothbrushes are distributed regularly to the children for use at home. Kindergarten classes were invited to participate in the program beginning in the 1976-77 school year. Children in the 7th and 8th grades in Nelson County's junior high school began to participate in the program in the Fall of 1978 and 1979, respectively. Beginning in the Fall of 1980, high school students in Nelson County began to participate only in the tablet and dentifrice components of the program. For the period covered by this report, children in grades K-12 were participating. In January 1984, a sealant program was added to the ongoing fluoride program. Newly erupted permanent teeth of children in selected grades were sealed with a pit and fissure sealant. The program will run for five years. The combined preventive program has the potential of virtually eliminating dental caries in Nelson County.