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- Title
Review of Professionally Applied Fluorides for Preventing Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents.
- Authors
Munteanu, Aneta; Holban, Alina-Maria; Păuna, Mihaela-Rodica; Imre, Marina; Farcașiu, Alexandru-Titus; Farcașiu, Cătălina
- Abstract
This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of professional topical fluoride application on the prevention of dental caries in primary and permanent dentition. A web search was conducted for English papers published from 2000 to 2020, using various digital resources (Pubmed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, and ResearchGate). The keywords were "professionally applied fluoride", "fluoride gel", "fluoride varnish", "fluoride foam", "fluoride mouthrinses", and "non-cavitated caries lesions". Inclusion criteria: (a) participants: children and adolescents, treated in a dental care setting; (b) intervention: professionally applied fluorides (gel, varnish, foam, mouthrinse); (c) comparator: no professional treatment or other preventive treatments; (d) outcomes: clinical effectiveness (e.g., caries reduction, tooth remineralization); (e) study design: randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses; (f) publication period: 1 January 2000–31 December 2021. Clinical studies about home-use fluoride products, discussion papers, in-vitro studies, case reports, non-English articles, and studies with unclear methodology were excluded. Topical fluoride applications are indicated for patients with active smooth surface caries and for patients in high caries risk groups. Both APF gel and fluoride varnish are effective and can be recommended for caries prevention in primary and permanent teeth. For children under the age of 6, only 2.26% fluoride varnish is recommended.
- Subjects
TEETH; DENTAL caries; FLUORIDE varnishes; CAVITY prevention; TOPICAL drug administration; REMINERALIZATION (Teeth); TEENAGE girls
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 3, p1054
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app12031054