Prevention of dental caries: A review of effective treatments.

Claudio Sicca, Elena Bobbio, Natale Quartuccio, Giovanni Nicolò, Angelina Cistaro

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry 2016 December

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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