Fluoride therapy

Introduction Everyday children are suffering from pain caused by dental caries. This decaying of teeth is the most common chronic illness among children and prevention is vital to their development. Fluoride varnish is a topical 5% sodium fluoride concentration applied to the surface of teeth twice a year in hopes to prevent these cavities. (Moyer, 2014) The purpose of this paper was to determine if fluoride varnish treatments are successful in the prevention of dental caries in children. Pediatric Population Affected The population at risk for developing caries due to lack of fluoride in the combined articles range from the first tooth eruption up to thirteen years of age. Families of low-income households also sustain a high risk for…

Water fluoridation is a process of adding fluoride to public water until a desired level of fluoride in the water is reached. It has been used as a public health measure to reduce tooth decay and it is important for oral health especially the teeth. Natural water contains a small amount of fluoride but it is limited and insufficient to provide a significant change in the improvement of oral health. Water fluoridation adds fluoride to public water and it is adjusted to between 0.7 - 1.0 parts per…

Fortunately, he is not in acute distress at the moment. In the meantime, relief of pain will be provided. The enamel caries which are classified as radiographic C1 and C2 and the incipient enamel lesions located on the labial surfaces of 11, 21, 13 and 23 will be treated conservatively with the application of high fluoride varnish (Duraphat 22600 ppm fluoride) to reduce sensitivity as it has been shown to remineralise teeth even in the presence of plaque (Hellwig, Klimek, Schmidt, & Egerer,…

effective fluoride therapy for community prevention of tooth decay were very mixed; some state that water fluoridation is most effective for prevention, others see no special advantages and prefer topical utilization strategies. Those who were opposed argued that water fluoridation has no or little proven correlation of the prevention of dental caries, may cause serious health problems within the human body, is not effective enough to justify the costs, and no longer used in pharmacology as it…

How Important Is Fluoride In Your Oral Health? Any dentist will tell you that fluoride can help your teeth remain healthy, but as a patient, you may not understand how it works. In fact, you may not be doing enough to make sure you’re getting the amount of fluoride you need to help your teeth remain healthy. By understanding more about fluoride, you’ll know how cavities can develop and how fluoride can prevent them from happening. Cavity Development Cavities can be created by acids that are…

Research Paper: Is there a better solution to keeping your teeth cleaner than just constantly brushing your teeth? That doesn’t mean you will need to stop brushing your teeth, but you can start by watching out for what type of beverages you are drinking. The most common cause for stained teeth is what you drink. Tea, coffee, and some soft drinks are the most common beverages we drink in our everyday lives that stain our teeth. In my experiment, I used a common household item, an…

INTRODUCTION The management strategies of dental caries are dependent on the stage at which caries is detected. The incipient carious lesions are characterized by subsurface dissolution due to more fluoride ions in the 50-100 microns of the tooth’s outer surface and less fluoride in subsurface region. Sub surface, non cavitated lesions are amenable to remineralization, thus early detection and diagnosis is of prime importance. 1-3 Traditionally diagnosis of dental caries…

because it is an easy way to protect their teeth from tooth decay and dental caries. Community water fluoridation is the addition of fluoride to drinking water with the aim of reducing tooth decay and can help prevent dental caries (breakdown of the tooth). It has been demonstrated to be safe and beneficial through every stage of life and for all people, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. According to CDC, approximately 93% of Maryland residents on public water supplies…

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In order to have a good oral hygiene is it necessary to brush and floss your teeth. Brushing doesn’t remove bacteria that is stuck between the teeth. That is why it is necessary to floss. There are many types of floss. There is waxed floss, unwaxed floss, floss threaders, super floss, floss picks, and oral irrigators. Oral irrigators are now used in replace of a regular dental floss. A power floss is a type of oral irrigator. The first oral irrigator was introduced in 1962 by dentist Gerald…