@misc{10481/105994,
year = {2004},
month = {1},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/105994},
abstract = {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 oflower-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 of95 children who served as controls. The varnish was reapplied
every 3 months, and the caries lesion increments were compared at 24 months.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference between these 2 groups in the incre-
ment in decayed and filled primary molars. The children in the varnish group with no decayed
or filled primary teeth at baseline showed a significantly lower (P<.05) incidence of caries
lesions in primary molars (at 24 months) compared with the control group.
Conclusions: Chlorhexidine-thymol varnish can be said to reduce caries lesions in the
primary molars of schoolchildren ages 6 to 7 with no previous caries lesion experience.},
organization = {Junta de Andalucía CTS-167},
organization = {Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias del MSC, Spain PI020997},
publisher = {American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry},
title = {Effectiveness of chlorhexidine-thymol barniz in preventing caries lesions in primary molars},
author = {Baca García, María Pilar and Muñoz, María José and Bravo Pérez, Manuel and Junco Lafuente, Pilar and Baca García, Adela},
}