Prevention of dental caries: A review of effective treatments

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to review medical and non medical treatments for prevention of caries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A comprehensive literature search of the most relevant and updated published studies from 01/01/2002 through December 2015 in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus data...

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Autores principales: Sicca, Claudio, Bobbio, Elena, Quartuccio, Natale, Nicolò, Giovanni, Cistaro, Angelina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medicina Oral S.L. 2016
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5149099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27957278
http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.52890
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to review medical and non medical treatments for prevention of caries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A comprehensive literature search of the most relevant and updated published studies from 01/01/2002 through December 2015 in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus databases regarding the efficacy of strategies and treatments aiming to prevent the development of caries was performed selecting papers on the basis of the Evidence-based Medicine Criteria. RESULTS: We identified thirty systematic reviews on prevention of caries. Analyzing the data the retrieved literature, performance of prevention treatments seems to be high. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention treatments may have a relevant impact on the avoiding the development of caries planning. Key words:Dental caries, prevention, fluoride.

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