Prevention of the initial stage of caries of milk teeth in children of primary school age with the help of “ICON” and “R.O.C.S. Medical Minerals”
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https://doi.org/10.11603/2311-9624.2022.3.13325Keywords:
remineralizing therapy, caries prevention, remineralizing gel, carious infiltration, childrenAbstract
Summary. In recent years, there is a tendency to increase the prevalence and intensity of dental caries in children. It is known that the prevalence of caries before 4 years in different regions ranges from 20 to 80 %. Therefore, prevention of dental caries in children is a guarantee of their health throughout life.
The aim of the study – to evaluate the effectiveness of remineralizing therapy using "ICON" and "R.O.C.S. Medical Minerals" for the treatment and prevention of initial dental caries (in the white spot stage) in children of primary school age.
Materials and Methods. We examined 62 children aged 6 to 8 years (grades 1-2 of the Shumsk Secondary School, grades 1-2), who were treated for initial caries (in the white spot stage). According to the type of remineralizing gel, all examined children were divided into 2 subgroups: 1 subgroup (n=30) used "ICON", 2 subgroup (n=32) - "R.O.C.S. Medical Minerals". The intensity of demineralization in caries was assessed by staining carious spots with a 2 % solution of methylene blue according to the 10-point Aksamit scale.
Results and Discussion. After a 3 month of preventive measures, in patients of subgroup 1, who were treated for initial caries in the dental office, carious spots remained, but they were not stained with a 2 % solution of methylene blue (0 points). In the patients of subgroup 2, 3 month after treatment and preventive measures, the state of tooth enamel was as follows: all carious spots remained, but most of the carious spots were not stained with a 2 % solution of methylene blue (0 points) in 29 examined children (90.6 %) . In 3 children, 2 subgroups of carious spots were faintly stained with a 2 % solution of methylene blue (1 point).
Conclusions. The use of remineralizing therapy with the help of remineralizing gels and preparations in the scheme proposed by us allows to reduce the number of visits to the dental office and reduces the intensity of caries progression, while the use of the "ICON" system in the conditions of the dental office is more effective (according to the clinical picture) compared to the use of gel "R.O.C.S. Medical Minerals" at home.
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