Research Article

Fluoride Retention following the Professional Topical Application of 2% Neutral Sodium Fluoride Foam

Table 1

The appropriate amounts of foam (AAF), tray-retained foam (TRF), overflowed foam (OF) and tooth-surface-retained (TSRF) on the deciduous dentition study model.

AAFTRFOFTSRF

Upper dentitionMean0.300.200.050.02
SD0.120.090.030.01
Min.0.120.070.010.00
Max.0.500.370.100.04

Lower dentitionMean0.270.120.130.02
SD0.120.050.080.01
Min.0.120.060.030.01
Max.0.440.210.290.03

TotalMean0.570.320.180.03
SD0.170.090.090.01
Min.0.360.200.090.01
Max.0.860.470.380.05
C (%)29.4528.0750.0635.86

𝑛 = 1 0 , unit: g, C: coefficient of variation.