Objective: To assess the effect of acidulated phosphate fluoride gel (APF), sodium fluoride varnish (NaF) and casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate fluoride paste (CPP-ACPF) on the dental erosion produced by coca cola in primary and permanent teeth. Design: Sixty extracted human primary molars (n = 30) and young permanent premolars (n = 30) were used in this study. The coronal porti...

BACKGROUND The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that topical fluoride application may prevent early childhood caries in high-risk populations. Yet, there are few published descriptions of caries prevention curricula for primary care residents. METHODS In 2003, the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency hired a dentist and a hygienist to develop and implement a did...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess a national initiative's effect on prevalence of early childhood caries and untreated decay in zero- to five-year-old Indian/Alaska Native preschool children. METHODS The Indian Health Service (IHS) conducted a five-year Early Childhood Caries Collaborative from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2014. The program used educational materials and rou...

Introduction: Topical application of fluoride varnish on the tooth surface prevents dissolution rates materials and increases re-precipitation lost minerals. Objective: To assess effectiveness in primary dentition among preschool children at high risk dental caries. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with two parallel-group, comprising 3–5-year-old children, 100 each group (Fl...

AIM The centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) recommendations on fluoride use were published in 2001. This study examines how this information has diffused to practicing dentists and the level of fluoride knowledge and use among Texas dentists. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire was sent to dentists who self-identified as being in pediatric (343), dental public health (72), and ...

Objective: To compare the release of fluoride into unstimulated wholesaliva in vivo after the application of three different 5% NaF varnishes:Enamel Pro, Vanish, and Duraphat.Experimental Methods: Following IRB approval, 15 subjects wererecruited and consented based upon the inclusion/exclusion criteria of thestudy. A four-treatment randomized cross over study design wit...

Introduction: It was to compare the efficacy of semiannually fluoride varnish application versus pit and fissure sealant to reduce occlusal caries incidence. Materials and methods: A randomized parallel designed study was conducted with 352 child-ren aged 6-7 years. Participants were allocated into biannual application of varnish (n=179) (NaF 5 %( Durafluor, DENTSPLY®, Latin America) or re...

AIM The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of intensive application of sodium fluoride varnish in reducing caries incidence among children aged 6 to 7 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was a randomized controlled trial conducted among 6- to 7-year-old children of Sangamner, Maharashtra, India. Nearly 200 randomly selected children were randomized into two groups: Control group ...

AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate and to compare the effect of two fluoride varnishes and one fluoride/chlorhexidine varnish on Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus biofilm formation, in vitro. STUDY DESIGN Standard acrylic discs were prepared and divided into groups based on the varnish applied to the disc surface: Fluor Protector, Bifluoride 12, and Fluor Protector + Cer...