Effect of chlorhexidine-thymol varnish on root caries in a geriatric population: a randomized double-blind clinical trial.

Objectives: Little is known about the effect of Cervitec, a chlorhexidine-thymol varnish, on root caries. Our objective was to determine whether a 3-monthly application of Cervitec over 1 year would limit the progress of existing root caries lesions and reduce the incidence of dental root caries in a group of dentate institutionalized elderly, as a complement to their usual oral hygiene practices.

Methods: A double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted in 68 subjects (34 per group) in two residences in Almería (Spain).

Retention of three fissure sealants and a dentin bonding system used as fissure sealant in caries prevention: 12-month follow-up results.

Background: Bonding agents could be used as fissure sealants. This study compares the retention three fissure sealants (Delton, Delton Plus and Concise) and a filled dentin bonding system (Optibond Solo). METHODS.

Effectiveness of chlorhexidine-thymol varnish in preventing caries lesions in primary molars.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine-thymol varnish on the prevention of caries lesions in primary molars among schoolchildren ages 6 to 7 in relation to their previous experience with caries.

Methods: Two groups of schoolchildren of lower-middle socioeconomic level were followed up in a clinical trial: one group of 86 children, treated with a chlorhexidine-thymol varnish (Cervitec) and another group of 95 children who served as controls. The varnish was reapplied every 3 months, and the caries lesion increments were compared at 24 months.

Caries incidence in permanent first molars after discontinuation of a school-based chlorhexidine-thymol varnish program.

Objectives: To determine whether the cessation for 3 years of a 24-month program of chlorhexidine-thymol varnish applications would affect caries incidence in the first permanent molars of a population of schoolchildren of middle and lower-middle socioeconomic level.

Methods: Two groups of 6-7-year-old schoolchildren, randomized by school-class, were followed up in a clinical trial. One group received applications of chlorhexidine-thymol varnish every 3 months and the other group acted as controls.

Effectiveness of chlorhexidine-thymol varnish for caries reduction in permanent first molars of 6-7-year-old children: 24-month clinical trial.

Objectives: To determine the effect of chlorhexidine varnish on the prevention of caries in permanent first molars.

Methods: Two groups of 6-7-year-old school children were followed up in a clinical trial, a group of 86 children whose teeth were treated with a chlorhexidine-thymol varnish (Cervitec) and a control group of 95 children. The varnish was reapplied every 3 months and the caries increments were compared at 24 months.