Dental caries is a chronic, bio-behavioural disease that extends throughout the life span of human beings. Prevention of dental caries includes measures to prevent the occurrence of disease, such as risk factor reduction, but also to arrest the progress of disease and reduce consequences of the disease once it is established. Preventive measures like fluoride therapy and pit and fissure sealant...

The science behind caries prevention and reversal is well understood. A recent clinical trial has confirmed that reducing caries risk results in a reduction in dental decay. Dental caries progression or reversal depends upon the balance between demineralization and remineralization and can be visualized for clinical purposes as the "caries balance." This balance is determined by the relative we...

background: early childhood caries (ecc) in the earliest stage is preventable. the studies indicate oral bacteria play an important role in pathogenesis of dental caries. according to high prevalence of ecc, alternative therapies should be explored in order to reduce the occurrence of it. aim: this study aims to assess the effectiveness of a product containing povidone iodine 10% and sodium flu...

BACKGROUND This article reviews the caries profile for children in Nigeria and proposes an appropriate framework for addressing the silent caries epidemic. DISCUSSION We reviewed the caries prevalence among children in Nigeria, assessed the existing responses to the caries epidemic including the national oral healthcare delivery situation in the country and discussed the current caries manage...

OBJECTIVES This paper presents an economic model which can be used to assess the potential implications of evidence-based caries prevention in pediatric dental practice. METHODS Assessment of the evidence indicated that most children in the United States were likely to experience dental caries, though the severity of the disease would be minimal in most of them. Based on the evidence, it was ...

The prevalence of caries among toddlers in Indonesia was about 81.5%. type that often occurs Early Childhood Caries (ECC). ECC a condition where there one or more tooth decay, the main cause consuming milk sugary drinks using bottle until fall asleep too which not balanced by oral hygiene maintenances. could be prevented treatment topical application fluor. One preventive agents for fluor Silve...