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A COMPARATIVE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WEEKLY FLUORIDE
MOUTH RINSING AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOLCHILDREN IN PASIR MAS, KELANTAN
NMRR-16-254-29432

Badariah TC, Mohd Zaid A, Wan Salina WS, Kamariah S

Introduction: Over the past decade, it was acknowledged that the state of Kelantan
remains as one of the states in Malaysia with a high burden of dental caries among the
schoolchildren. A low water fluoride level in the state’s public water supply posed a great
challenge in dental caries eradication efforts among the schoolchildren in the state, which
also could contribute to the high prevalence of dental caries. As such, the school-based
Fluoride Mouth Rinsing (FMR) programme was implemented in the selected schools in
Kelantan as an alternative approach to prevent dental caries. Objective: This study was
aimed to evaluate the caries prevention effect of a school-based FMR programme
implementation among the selected primary schoolchildren in the District of Pasir Mas,
Kelantan. Materials and Methods: A comparative retrospective study was carried out in
2013 by retrieving the dental caries status of the schoolchildren of four years-school-
based FMR program and a comparison was made with the schoolchildren within the
community with similar characteristics.The variables were entered and analyzed using
SPSS version 20.0. Results: The odds of developing dental caries was 13% lower among
those who had fully participated in the FMR programme as compared to the
schoolchildren who were not in the a school-based FMR program.

Keywords: gingival status, GIS score, schoolchildren, knowledge, practice

Oral presentation at the Kelantan Oral Health Research Day 2020 on 13 October 2020
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Dr Badariah binti Tambi Chek
Tanah Merah District Dental Office
Kelantan

Dr Mohd Zaid bin Abdullah
Children Dental Centreand Dental Training College Malaysia

Ministry of Health Malaysia
Dr Wan Salina binti Wan Sulaiman
Dr Kamariah Seman
Oral Health State Office
Kelantan

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