Protocol for a Randomised controlled trial to Evaluate the effectiveness and cost benefit of prescribing high dose FLuoride toothpaste in preventing and treating dEntal Caries in high-risk older adulTs (reflect trial)

• Main Authors: M. Tickle (Author), D. J. N. Ricketts (Author), A. Duncan (Author), L. O'Malley (Author), P. M. Donaldson (Author), J. E. Clarkson (Author), M. Black (Author), D. Boyers (Author), M. Donaldson (Author), R. Floate (Author), M. M. Forrest (Author), A. Fraser (Author), A. M. Glenny (Author), B. Goulao (Author), A. McDonald (Author), C. R. Ramsay (Author), C. Ross (Author), T. Walsh (Author), H. V. Worthington (Author), L. Young (Author), D. L. Bonetti (Author), J. Gouick (Author), F. E. Mitchell (Author), L. E. Macpherson (Author), Y. L. Lin (Author), I. A. Pretty (Author), S. Birch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dental caries in the expanding elderly, predominantly-dentate population is an emerging public health concern. Elderly individuals with heavily restored dentitions represent a clinical challenge and significant financial burden for healthcare systems, especially when their physic...