To investigate whether this model, disigned in the Danish region of Bornholm, is applicable in the Dutch situation and can reach comparable results, this study is being repaeted in a regional office for children's dental care in 's…
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Brief title
Condition
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Synonym
Health condition
gebitsaandoeningen
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
1. dmft/DMFT-scores + SIC-index changes
2. dmfs/DMFS-scores + SIC index changes
3. Costs per child / per year
Secondary outcome
4. sensitivity / specificity cariësdiagnosis with diagnodent pen compared to
X-ray photos
5. Contentment of executing dentists / inventarisation of possible bottlenecks
6. Profiles of patient-categories
Background summary
Recent studies revealed that there is an indication that the prevalence of
caries in young children is becoming more of a problem lately.
Fluoride is known to be a succesfull way of preventing caries in large amounts
of people. A recent study showed that a non-operative caries treatment
programme is even more succesfull, with a promissing cost-effectiveness.
Study objective
To investigate whether this model, disigned in the Danish region of Bornholm,
is applicable in the Dutch situation and can reach comparable results, this
study is being repaeted in a regional office for children's dental care in 's
Hertogenbosch and in de region of Enschede. Comparing this method with the
current situation of fluoride-application and intensivated fluoride-application.
As a satelite-survey the results of a laser-fluorescence based caries-detection
device is being compared to the currently used X-ray photographs
Study design
Single blind randomised clinical trial
Children are being at random included in either group 1, 2 or 3.
group 1 Folowing the non-operative caries treatment programme, returning for
their regular dental visits every 1,2 4 or 6 months, depending on their
risk-assessment. resin-based sealings on indication, x-rays on indication,
topical-fluoride on indication.
group 2 returning for their dental check-ups every 3 months and receiving the
usual fluoride-application. otherwise not different than the usual treatments
group 3 control group: only the now usual preventive programme twice a year for
checkup with the usual treatments
Intervention
group 1: (Nexo-group) Dental check-up interval assessed by the dentist
individually at time of the check-up. Interval-time can vary from one month to
nine months depending on age, oral hygiene level, attitude child/parent,
eruptionlevel of permanent molars.
group 2: (fluoride group) Dental check up interval like current protocol (twice
a year) with two additional fluoride-gel-applications a year
group 3: control group
Study burden and risks
None
Louwesweg 1
1066 EA Amsterdam
NL
Louwesweg 1
1066 EA Amsterdam
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
On October 1st 2006 age of 5 years, 9 months +/- 6 months
Exclusion criteria
none
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL13709.029.06 |