ArticleZdravstveno varstvo2017
The history of public health use of fluorides in caries prevention.
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- Overview of dental professionally topical fluoride application in public health measure in Taiwan in 2021.Journal of dental sciences · 2023Article
- In vitro controlled elemental analysis to evaluate the combined effect of acidulated phosphate fluoride with Er:YAG and diode lasers.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2023Article
- Caries Management-The Role of Surface Interactions in De- and Remineralization-Processes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Fluoride alters feeding and memory in Lymnaea stagnalis.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2022Article
- Revisiting Fluoride in the Twenty-First Century: Safety and Efficacy Considerations.Frontiers in oral health · 2022Article
- Stannous Fluoride Effects on Enamel: A Systematic Review.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- EDX-analysis of fluoride precipitation on human enamel.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Frequency of Complete and Removable Partial Denture Treatment in the Primary Health Centres in Three Different Regions of Kosovo from 2002 to 2013.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of our study was to chronologically analyse various public health measures of fluoride use in caries prevention.
methodsWe systematically searched the PubMed database on the preventive role of fluorides in public health, published from 1984 to 2014. The search process was divided into four steps, where inclusion and exclusion criteria were defined. Qualitative methodology was used for the article analysis. In the research process, the described forms of F use, diversity of the described F agents, and the observed population group were analysed.
resultsIn our systematic review, 40 relevant reviews were revealed. Fluorides have been used in many different forms, but only a few studies showed their significant role in public health. Water fluoridation was the most important public health measure. In the recent decades, the number of studies on topical fluorides is constantly rising. The most extensively described topical forms of fluorides are professionally applied fluoride agents and fluoride toothpaste for home-use. The use of fluoride containing toothpaste in caries prevention is a safe and successful public health measure (PHM) if their use is widespread, and it is recommended for all. The results on other topical forms of fluorides are insufficient to be suggested as an important PHM.
conclusionsThe role of fluorides in public health prevention has changed in accordance with the knowledge about the fluoride cariostatic mechanism. Previously the most important pre-eruptive effect of fluorides was supplemented by the post eruptive effect. Abundant evidence exists to show the effectiveness of systemic and topical fluorides.
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