No benefit from regular 6-month fluoride gel applications in low-risk caries individuals

Article Title and Bibliographic Information

Professionally applied fluoride gel in low-caries 10.5-year-olds.

Truin GJ, van 't Hof MA. J Dent Res 2005;84(5):418-21.

Level of Evidence

1b

Purpose/Question

To investigate the caries-reducing effect of semiannual professional sodium fluoride gel application in a low-caries child population over a period of 4 years' follow-up.

Source of Funding

The study was supported by a grant (SGZ/16524/95) from the College van zorgverzekeringen, Amstelveen, The Netherlands.

Type of Study/Design

Double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial