The fluorine in the prevention of decay in the temporary teething. Fluorated varnishes.

Authors

  • Segundo Perales Zamora Departamento Académico de Estomatología Pediátrica. Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
  • Celso Guillen Bordaz Departamento Académico de Estomatología Pediátrica. Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
  • Rosario Loayza De La Cruz Departamento de Odontoestomatología Pediátrica, Instituto Especializado de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú. Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
  • Sergio Alvarado Menacho Departamento Académico de Estomatología Rehabilitadora. Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
  • Gilmer Torres Ramos Departamento de Odontoestomatología Pediátrica, Instituto Especializado de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú. Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
  • Antonio Guillén Astete
  • Cynthia Anticona Huaynate Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/os.v9i1.5339

Keywords:

Early childhood caries, fluoride, fluoríde varnishes

Abstract

Since 1950, the investigations of Cox, Dean and Armstrong Iead to conclude that fluoride increased the resistance to dental caries but produced fluorosis in high concentrations (over 1 ppm ). Nowadays, in spite of the varied lines of research based in caries prevention methods, none of them has overcome Fluoride as a cheap, inoffensive and efficient method for this purpose. A review about FIuoride as an Early Childhood Dental Caries preventive method is presented, focused in fluoride varnishes. We also show the scheme of Fluoride application.

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Published

2006-07-17

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Review

How to Cite

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Perales Zamora S, Guillen Bordaz C, Loayza De La Cruz R, Alvarado Menacho S, Torres Ramos G, Guillén Astete A, et al. The fluorine in the prevention of decay in the temporary teething. Fluorated varnishes. Odontol Sanmarquina [Internet]. 2006 Jul. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];9(1):33-7. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/5339