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Antibacterial effects of fluoride varnish compared with chlorhexidine plus fluoride in disabled children . PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of fluoride varnish vs a combination of chlorhexidine-thymol varnish plus a gel containing chlorhexidine and fluoride on oral hygiene and caries prevention in disabled children . MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety patients aged 3-17 years who were treated under general anaesthesia were randomly assigned into three groups as follows : group 1 : Fluor Protector ( 0.1 % fluoride varnish ) ; group 2 : Cervitec Plus ( 1 % chlorhexidine- 1 % thymol varnish ) + Cervitec Gel ( 0.2 % chlorhexidine-0.2 % sodium fluoride ) ; group 3 : control ( toothbrushing only ) . Mutans streptococci ( MS ) and lactobacilli ( LB ) levels , visible plaque index ( VPI ) and gingival bleeding index ( GBI ) were evaluated at four stages : T0 , before general anaesthesia ; T1 , one month after treatment ; T2 , six months after treatment ; T3 , twelve months after treatment . The data were evaluated using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U-tests ( P < 0.05 ) . RESULTS Groups 1 and 2 showed significantly lower scores than group 3 for all parameters at T1 and T2 . No statistically significant difference was detected among any of the the groups at T3 ( P > 0.05 ) . CONCLUSION The use of materials that include both fluoride and chlorhexidine as routine treatment of children with disability may increase the success of restorations by improving oral hygiene , reduce the need for future restorative treatments and thus the need for general anaesthesia .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Fluor Protector ( 0.1 % fluoride varnish )
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Cervitec Plus ( 1 % chlorhexidine- 1 % thymol varnish )
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Cervitec Gel ( 0.2 % chlorhexidine-0.2 % sodium fluoride )
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Outcome_Physical
Antibacterial effects
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Outcome_Physical
Mutans streptococci ( MS ) and lactobacilli ( LB ) levels , visible plaque index ( VPI ) and gingival bleeding index ( GBI )
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Outcome_Physical
Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U-tests
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Outcome_Other
significantly lower scores
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Outcome_Other
No statistically significant difference
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Outcome_Physical
success of restorations by improving oral hygiene , reduce the need for future restorative treatments and thus the need for general anaesthesia .
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Participant_Age
children .
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Participant_Age
children .
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Participant_Sample-size
Ninety patients
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Participant_Age
3-17 years
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Participant_Condition
anaesthesia
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
disability