OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of fluoride in preventing white spot lesion (WSL) demineralization during orthodontic treatment and compare all modes of fluoride delivery. DATA SOURCES The search strategy for the review was carried out according to the standard Cochrane systematic review methodology. The following databases were searched for RCTs or CCTs: Cochrane Clinical Trials Reg...

Two groups of children, beginning in the seventh grade, rinsed their rnouths at school either once a week with a 0.2 percent solution o£neutral sodinm fluoride or once a day with a 0.05 percent neutral sodium fuoride solution. A control group of children fo]lowed the procedure once a week using a placebo mouthrinse. Results after 18 months showed that both fuoride rnouthrinse procedures effecti...

Fluoridated mouthrinses are not advised for preschool children who may swallow much of the agent. An alternate method of delivering topical fluoride to the interproximal tooth surfaces in these young patients may be fluoridated dental floss. The purpose of this study was to determine the fluoride levels of demineralized primary enamel both before and after the use of a commercially available de...

The combined benefits of pit and fissure sealants and weekly mouthrinsing with a 0.2% neutral NaF solution were assessed in children who initially had no caries or restorations in their permanent teeth. Ninety-five children participating in a school-based weekly fluoride mouthrinsing program since kindergarten had sealants applied to their first permanent molars when they were in the second and...

Efficacy of mouthrinse spray in inhibiting cariogenic biofilm formation on toothbrush bristles Andresa Piacezzi Nascimento Gisele Faria Evandro Watanabe Izabel Yoko Ito MS, PhD student of Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil. MS, PhD, Professor of Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirã...