Table 4: Frequency distributions of incipient lesion transitions during the study periods (↑ = worsened, ↔ = unchanged, ↓ = improved).
Baseline-6 month | ↑ | ↔ | ↓ | ORa | 95% CI | p |
Control (FL-gel) | 3 (5.7) | 39 (75.0) | 12 (23.0) | |||
FL-V | 2 (3.3) | 41 (69.4) | 16 (27.1) | 1.23 | 0.65-2.35 | 0.514 |
CHX-V | 2 (3.7) | 34 (52.9) | 18 (33.3) | 1.64 | 0.88-3.08 | 0.116 |
CPP-ACP | 3 (5.8) | 31 (60.7) | 17 (33.3) | 1.64 | 0.88-3.08 | 0.116 |
6 month-12 month | ↑ | ↔ | ↓ | ORa | 95% CI | p |
Control (FL-gel) | 3 (5.7) | 45 (86.5) | 3 (5.7) | |||
FL-V | 5 (8.4) | 51 (86.4) | 3 (5.0) | 0.82 | 0.24-2.79 | 0.756 |
CHX-V | 3 (5.5) | 46 (85.1) | 5 (8.4) | 1.36 | 0.45-4.07 | 0.58 |
CPP-ACP | 4 (7.8) | 43 (84.3) | 4 (7.8) | 1.17 | 0.38-3.64 | 0.774 |
aThe odds of lesion regressing with FL-V, CHX-V, CPP-ACP compared with the odds of lesion regressing with fluoride gel.