Due to concerns about the potential for acute toxicity following professional application of topical fluoride, this clinical trial was undertaken to determine if half-strength acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) would be as clinically effective in reducing caries as the currently used 1.23% APF. Three hundred and sixteen junior high school students, 11-15 years of age, living in a nonfluoridate...

Fluoridation of drinking water supply has been hailed as one of the top ten public health achievements of the twentieth century. At an optimal level of 1.0 ppm, it is considered the most costeffective, safe and efficient strategy of reducing dental decay in all social strata of the community. The anticariogenic mechanism of fluoride does not differentiate between the benefits of topical fluorid...

This paper aims to assess systematic reviews on the caries-preventive effect of topical fluorides, identifying key content and reporting quality issues to be considered by researchers planning a review in this area. Published systematic reviews and meta-analyses of any topical fluoride intervention for caries control were included. Relevant databases were searched (December 2009), along with re...

Introduction of systemic and topical fluorides into the prevention and control of dental caries represents the most significant issue in dentistry in the second half of the 20th century. Fluorides have brought a considerable decline in dental caries prevalence especially in countries with advanced economies. However expanding assortment of fluoride-containing preventives and oral cosmetics has ...

one of the common chronic inflammatory skin diseases is acne vulgaris that affects up to 80% of a teen-age population. the progress of acne lesions is due to colonization of propionibacterium acnes (p .acnes) in hair follicles. treatment of acne includes topical or systemic therapy or combination therapy, with a tendency to perform topical therapy in mild to moderate acne. nanoemulsions, small ...

Background: The expression ‘topical fluoride treatment’ refers to methods that provide a high concentration of exposed tooth surfaces for local protective effect. most popular topical agents are toothpastes (dentifrices), mouthrinses, gels and varnishes contain fluoride. These may be used separately or in combination. Topical application will simple but important procedure is nominated by denta...

1 2 Background: Application of topical fluoride agents has been shown to be the most effective method in 3 treating demineralized enamel after in-office bleaching treatments. Thus, this study aimed to examine the 4 effects of two different post-bleaching fluoridation agents (1.5% titanium tetrafluoride and 2.1% sodium 5 fluoride) on the calcium loss of enamel after an acidic challenge. 6 Method...