Because of the poor oral health status of Filipino children, the programme focused on primary (daily toothbrushing with fluoride toothpaste, application of a fluoride varnish twice a year, and dietary counseling) as well as tertiary (restorative treatment of permanent teeth, extraction of nonrestorable primary, and PT) preventive procedures.
The inclusion criteria were Caucasian male or female non-syndromic patients with complete records including dental casts, photos, and panoramic x-rays; no history of permanent teeth extractions prior to the initial orthodontic screening; and no previous orthodontic treatment received.
When this bonanza was discovered, oil-company representatives came to me hoping to lock in permanent and exclusive extraction rights for a fee that was truly eye-popping (although that may also have been a result of the seismic "thumper trucks" they used).
Out of 32 schools included, 19 had participated for 5 years in a comprehensive school-based preventive program with daily tooth brushing, application of fluoride varnish three times a year, manual restorative treatment of permanent teeth, and extraction of nonrestorable teeth.
Descriptive studies, case reports, case series, debate articles, and studies concerning treatment in the permanent dentition, with extractions, with full-fixed appliances, or surgically assisted were excluded.
No permanent restorative treatment or extractions were carried out in any of the participants.
The subjects had undergone neither previous orthodontic treatment nor extraction of any permanent teeth.
In a recent study, Yoshino et al. 2015 evaluated the prevalence of ROFs as the main reason for the extraction of the permanent teeth.
Results revealed the fact that premature extraction of the permanent lower first molar did not bear influence on the onset of articular noises.
