Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

The implementation of field trials.

Journal of Dental Research

|October 1, 1977

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Preventive dental agents effective in trials may not perform as well in real-world conditions. Field trials are crucial to confirm the practical importance of these agents for public dental care systems.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Effect of an amine fluoride dentifrice on dental caries used in a community-based oral health education program.

Journal of public health dentistry·1997

Same author

The community care model of the Intercountry Centre for Oral Health at Chiangmai, Thailand.

International dental journal·1996

Same author

Dental caries-reducing effects of a milk fluoridation project in Bulgaria.

Journal of public health dentistry·1995

Same author

Continuous improvement of oral health in Europe.

Journal of the Irish Dental Association·1994

Same author

A critical review of the relative anticaries efficacy of sodium fluoride and sodium monofluorophosphate dentifrices.

Caries research·1993

Same author

A defluoridator for individual households.

World health forum·1988

Same journal

Gold Nanoparticles Enhance the Antibacterial and Osteogenic Properties of Polyetheretherketone.

Journal of dental research·2026

Same journal

Periodontitis-Aggravated Diabetic Kidney Disease with Altered Glycolysis.

Journal of dental research·2026

Same journal

Response to Letter to Editor: "Estimating the Individualized Effect of Tooth Extraction before Radiotherapy on Osteoradionecrosis Using Causal Machine Learning".

Journal of dental research·2026

Same journal

Reorienting Oral Health Promotion through Systems Thinking.

Journal of dental research·2026

Same journal

<i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>-Induced NETs Mediate Neuroinflammation via TLR4 Activation.

Journal of dental research·2026

Same journal

Oral Burden of Sjögren Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Journal of dental research·2026

See all related articles

Area of Science:

Dental Public Health
Health Services Research

Background:

Preventive dental agents show efficacy in controlled clinical trials.
Real-world environmental conditions can impact agent effectiveness.
Field trials are essential for validating practical applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of preventive dental agents under realistic environmental conditions.
To determine the practical importance of preventive procedures for dental care delivery systems.
To assess the potential of known preventive procedures in diverse global populations.

Main Methods:

Utilizing health services research methodologies.
Conducting field trials and demonstration programs.
Analyzing the effectiveness of single or combined dental care components within specific environments.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

Controlled trial effectiveness may not translate directly to real-world settings.
Field trials provide definitive evidence for practical importance.
The World Health Organization is implementing global field programs.

Conclusions:

Real-world conditions necessitate validation of preventive dental agent efficacy.
Field demonstration programs are critical for integrating effective procedures into public health.
Global initiatives are assessing preventive strategies across diverse populations and disease patterns.