Studies on Oral Health

List of identified and reviewed studies* by intervention type: PREVENTING DENTAL CARIES, ORAL AND PHARYNGEAL CANCERS, AND SPORTS-RELATED CRANIOFACIAL INJURIES

Qualified Studies

These are qualifying studies listed by topic included in the evidence base. Please click on the topic title or black triangle to expand and see the list under each topic.

Preventing or Controlling Dental Caries: Community Water Fluoridation (21 qualifying studies)

Arnold FJ, Dean HT. Effect of fluoridated public water supply on dental caries prevalence. Public Health Rep 1956;71:652–8.
Attwood D, Blinkhorn AS. Trends in dental health of ten-year-old school children in southwest Scotland after cessation of water fluoridation. Lancet 1988;2(8605):266–7.
Backer-Dirks O. Some special features of the caries preventive effects of water fluoridation of drinking water in the Netherlands. Arch Oral Biol 1961;4(Spec Suppl):187–92.
Beal JF, James PM. Dental caries prevalence in 5-year-old children following five and a half years of water fluoridation in Birmingham. Br Dent J 1971;130:284–8.
Beal JF, Clayton M. Fluoridation. A clinical survey in Corby and Scunthorpe. Public Health 1981;95:152–60.
Booth JM, Mitropoulos CM, Worthington HV. A comparison between the dental health of 3-year-old children living in fluoridated Huddersfield and non-fluoridated Dewsbury in 1989. Community Dent Health 1992;9:151–7.
Brown H, Poplove M. The Brantford-Sarnia-Stratford Fluoridation Caries Study: Final Survey, 1963. Can J Public Health 1965;56:319–24.
Ellwood RP, O'Mullane DM. The association between area deprivation and dental caries in groups with and without fluoride in their drinking water. Community Dent Health 1995;12:18–22.
Evans DJ, Rugg-Gunn AJ, Tabari ED. The effect of 25 years of water fluoridation in Newcastle assessed in four surveys of 5-year-old children over an 18-year period. Br Dent J 1995;178:60–4.
Fanning EA, Cellier KM, Somerville CM. South Australian kindergarten children: effects of fluoride tablets and fluoridated water on dental caries in primary teeth. Aust Dent J 1980;25:259–63.
Guo MK, Hsieh CC, Hong YC, Chen RS. Effect of water fluoridation on prevalence of dental caries in Chung-Hsing New Village, Taiwan, after 9 years. Taiwan I Hsueh Hui Tsa Chih - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 1984;83:1035–43.
Hardwick JL, Teasdale J, Bloodworth G. Caries increments over 4 years in children aged 12 at the start of water fluoridation. Br Dent J 1982;153:217–22.
Hawew RM, Ellwood RP, Hawley GM, Worthington HV, Blinkhorn AS. Dental caries in children from two Libyan cities with different levels of fluoride in their drinking water. Community Dent Health 1996;13:175–7.
Kalsbeek H, Kwant GW, Groeneveld A, Dirks OB, van Eck AA, Theuns HM. Caries experience of 15-year-old children in The Netherlands after discontinuation of water fluoridation. Caries Res 1993;27:201–5.
Kunzel W, Fischer T. Rise and fall of caries prevalence in German towns with different F concentrations in drinking water. Caries Res 1997;31:166–73.
Loh T. Thirty-eight years of water fluoridation–the Singapore scenario. Community Dent Health 1996;13 (Suppl 2): 47–50.
Provart SJ, Carmichael CL. The relationship between caries, fluoridation and material deprivation in five-year-old children in Country Durham. Community Dent Health 1995;12:200–3.
Rugg-Gunn A, Nicholas K. Caries experience of 5-year old children living in four communities in North East England receiving differing water fluoride levels. Br Dent J 1981;150:9–12.
Seppa L, Karkkainen S, Hausen H. Caries frequency in permanent teeth before and after discontinuation of water fluoridation in Kuopio, Finland. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1998;26:256–62.
Slade GD, Spencer AJ, Davies MJ, Stewart JF. Influence of exposure to fluoridated water on socioeconomic inequalities in children's caries experience. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1996;24(2):89–100.
Tsutsui A, Yagi M, Horowitz AM. The prevalence of dental caries and fluorosis in Japanese communities with up to 1.4 ppm of naturally occuring fluoride. J Public Health Dent 2000;60:147–53.

Preventing or Controlling Dental Caries: School-based or school-linked pit and fissure sealant delivery programs (10 qualifying studies)

Preventing or Controlling Dental Caries: Statewide or community-wide sealant promotion programs (1 qualifying study)

Preventing or Controlling Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers: Population-based interventions for early detection of pre-cancers and cancers (24 qualifying studies)

Banoczy J, Rigo O. Prevalence study of oral precancerous lesions within a complex screening system in Hungary. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1991;19:265–7.
Burzynski NJ, Firriolo FJ, Butters JM, Sorrell CL. Evaluation of oral cancer screening. J Cancer Educ 1997;12:95–9.
Clayman GL, Chamberlain RM, Lee JJ, Lippman SM, Hong WK. Screening at a health fair to identify subjects for an oral leukoplakia chemoprevention trial. J Cancer Educ 1995;10:88–90.
Downer MC, Evans AW, Hughes HC, Jullien JA, Speight PM, Zakrzewska JM. Evaluation of screening for oral cancer and precancer in a company headquarters. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1995;23:84–8.
Eversole LR, Silverman SJ, Tolley P, Polly M. The dental hygienist as a comprehensive head and neck cancer screener. Educational Directions for Dental Auxiliaries 1980;5:25–32.
Fernandez GL, Sankaranarayanan R, Lence AJ, Rodriguez SA, Maxwell PD. An evaluation of the oral cancer control program in Cuba. Epidemiol 1995;6:428–31.
Ikeda N, Downer MC, Ozowa Y, Inoue C, Mizuno T, Kawai T. Characteristics of participants and non-participants in annual mass screening for oral cancer in 60-year-old residents of Tokoname city, Japan. Community Dent Health 1995;12:83–8.
Ikeda N, Ishii T, Iida S, Kawai T. Epidemiological study of oral leukoplakia based on mass screening for oral mucosal diseases in a selected Japanese population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1991;19:160–3.
Jullien JA, Downer MC, Zakrzewska JM, Speight PM. Evaluation of a screening test for the early detection of oral cancer and precancer. Community Dent Health 1995;12:3–7.
Jullien JA, Zakrzewska JM, Downer MC, Speight PM. Attendance and compliance at an oral cancer screening programme in a general medical practice. Eur J Cancer Part B, Oral Oncol 1995;31B(3):202–6.
Martin LM, Bouquot JE, Wingo PA, Heath CW Jr. Cancer prevention in the dental practice: oral cancer screening and tobacco cessation advice. J Public Health Dent 1996;56:336–40.
Mathew B, Sankaranarayanan R, Sunilkumar KB, et al. Reproducibility and validity of oral visual inspection by trained health workers in the detection of oral precancer and cancer. Br J Cancer 1997;76:390–4.
Mathew B, Sankaranarayanan R, Wesley R, Joseph A, Nair MK. Evaluation of utilisation of health workers for secondary prevention of oral cancer in Kerala, India. Eur J Cancer B Oral Oncol 1995 May;31B(3):193–6.
Mathew B, Sankaranarayanan R, Wesley R, Nair MK. Evaluation of mouth self-examination in the control of oral cancer. Iowa Dent J 1995;71:397–9.
Mathew B, Wesley R, Dutt SC, Amma S, Sreekumar C. Cancer screening by local volunteers. World Health Forum 1996;17:377–8.
Mehta FS, Gupta PC, Bhonsle RB, Murti PR, Daftary DK, Pindborg JJ. Detection of oral cancer using basic health workers in an area of high oral cancer incidence in India. Cancer Detect Prev 1986;9:219–25.
Mehta FS, Gupta PC, Daftary DK, Pindborg JJ, Choksi SK. An epidemiologic study of oral cancer and precancerous conditions among 101,761 villagers in Maharashtra, India. Int J Cancer 1972;10:134–41.
Prout MN, Morris SJ, Witzburg RA, Hurley C, Chatterjee S. A multidisciplinary educational program to promote head and neck cancer screening. J Cancer Educ 1992;7:139–46.
Santana JC, Delgado L, Miranda J, Sanchez M. Oral Cancer Case Finding Program (OCCFP). Oral Oncol 1997;33:10–2.
Silverman S, Bilimoria KF, Bhargava K, Mani NJ, Shah RA. Cytologic, histologic and clinical correlations of precancerous and cancerous oral lesions in 57,518 industrial workers of Gujarat, India. Acta Cytol 1977;21:196–8.
Suggs TF, Cable TA, Rothenberger LA. Results of a work-site educational and screening program for hypertension and cancer. J Occup Med 1990;32:220–5.
Warnakulasuriya KA, Nanayakkara BG. Reproducibility of an oral cancer and precancer detection program using a primary health care model in Sri Lanka. Cancer Detect Prev 1991;15:331–4.
Warnakulasuriya S, Ekanayake A, Stjernsward J, Pindborg JJ, Sivayoham S. Compliance following referral in the early detection of oral cancer and precancer in Sri Lanka. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1988;16:326–9.
Warnakulasuriya S, Pindborg JJ. Reliability of oral precancer screening by primary health care workers in Sri Lanka. Community Dent Health 1990;7:73–9.

Preventing or Controlling Sports Related Craniofacial Injuries: Population-based interventions to encourage use of helmets, facemasks, and mouth guards in contact sports (4 qualifying studies)

Studies Reviewed But Not Used

These are studies listed by topic reviewed, but not used in determining Task Force recommendations due to design suitability or quality of execution. Please click on the topic title or black triangle to expand and see the list under each topic.

Community Water Fluoridation

School-based or school-linked pit and fissure sealant delivery programs

Arrow P, Riordan PJ. Retention and caries preventive effects of a GIC and a resin-based fissure sealant. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1995;23:282–5.
Axelsson P, Paulander J, Svardstrom G, Tollskog G, Nordensten S. Integrated caries prevention: effect of a needs-related preventive program on dental caries in children. County of Varmland, Sweden: results after 12 years. Caries Res 1993;27(Suppl 1):83–94.
Brown MA, Lawson RL, Malvitz DM, Calderone JJ, Mueller LA. Results from a school-based dental sealant program after ten years. Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA. 1999. Not published.
Carlsson A, Petersson M, Twetman S. 2-year clinical performance of a fluoride-containing fissure sealant in young schoolchildren at caries risk. Am J Dent 1997;10:115–9.
Chestnutt IG, Schafer F, Jacobson AP, Stephen KW. The prevalence and effectiveness of fissure sealants in Scottish adolescents. Br Dent J 1994;177:125–9.
Clark DC, Berkowitz J. The relationship between the number of sound, decayed, and filled permanent tooth surfaces and the number of sealed surfaces in children and adolescents. J Public Health Dent 1997;57:171–5.
Fischman SL, English JA, Albino JE, et al. A comprehensive caries control program–design and evaluation of the clinical trial. J Dent Res 1977;56(Spec No.):C99–103.
Gray GB, Paterson RC. Management of fissure caries in the community dental services using sealant restorations: a field trial. European Journal of Prosthodontics & Restorative Dentistry 1998;6:33–40.
Hardison JR. The use of pit-and-fissure sealants in community public health programs in Tennessee. J Public Health Dent 1983;43:233–9.
Heidmann J, Poulsen S, Mathiassen F. Evaluation of a fissure sealing programme in a Danish Public Child Dental Service. Community Dent Health 1990;7:379–88.
Heller KE, Reed SG, Bruner FW, Eklund SA, Burt BA. Longitudinal evaluation of sealing molars with and without incipient dental caries in a public health program. J Public Health Dent 1995;55:148–53.
Ismail AI, Gagnon P. A longitudinal evaluation of fissure sealants applied in dental practices. J Dent Res 1995;74:1583–90.
Ismail AI, King W, Clark DC. An evaluation of the Saskatchewan pit and fissure sealant program: a longitudinal followup. J Public Health Dent 1989;49:206–11.
Jones RB. The effects for recall patients of a comprehensive sealant program in a clinical dental public health setting. J Public Health Dent 1986;46:152–5.
Karlzen-Reuterving G, van Dijken JW. A three-year follow-up of glass ionomer cement and resin fissure sealants. ASDC J Dent Child 1995;62:108–10.
Klooz DN. A collaborative fissure sealant program in Niagara region. Ontario Dentist 1996;73:24–9.
Kumar JV, Davila ME, Green EL, Lininger LL. Evaluation of a school-based sealant program in New York state. J Public Health Manag Pract 1997;3:43–51.
Kuthy RA, Branch LG, Clive JM. First permanent molar restoration differences between those with or without dental sealants. J Dent Educ 1990;54:653–60.
Leal FR, Forgas-Brockmann L, Simecek J, Cohen ME, Meyer DM. A prospective study of sealant application in navy recruits. Mil Med 1998;163:107–9.
Lennon MA, O'Mullane DM, Taylor GO. A pragmatic clinical trial of fissure sealants in a community dental service programme for 6–10-year-old children. Community Dent Health 1984;1:101–9.
Mertz-Fairhurst EJ, Adair SM, Sams DR, et al. Cariostatic and ultraconservative sealed restorations: nine-year results among children and adults. ASDC J Dent Child 1995;62:97–107.
Morgan MV, Campain AC, Adams GG, Crowley SJ, Wright FA. The efficacy and effectiveness of a primary preventive dental programme in non-fluoridated areas of Victoria, Australia. Community Dent Health 1998;15:263–71.
Rock WP, Foulkes EE, Perry H, Smith AJ. A comparative study of fluoride-releasing composite resin and glass ionomer materials used as fissure sealants. J Dent 1996;24:275–80.
Siegal MD, Garcia AI, Kandray DP, Giljahn LK. The use of dental sealants by Ohio dentists. J Public Health Dent 1996;56:12–21.
Simonsen RJ. Retention and effectiveness of dental sealant after 15 years. J Am Dent Assoc 1991;122:34–42.
Walker J, Floyd K, Jakobsen J. The effectiveness of sealants in pediatric patients. ASDC J Dent Child 1996;63:268–70.
Williams B, Laxton L, Holt RD, Winter GB. Fissure sealants: a 4-year clinical trial comparing an experimental glass polyalkenoate cement with a bis glycidyl methacrylate resin used as fissure sealants. Br Dent J 1996;180:104–8.

Preventing or Controlling Sports Related Craniofacial Injuries: Population-based interventions to encourage use of helmets, facemasks, and mouth guards in contact sports