Sana AlRaisi
General Dental Practice, UAE
Title: Do GDP use fluoride varnish in practice as a part of dental prevention? Fluoride and their use in dental practice
Biography
Biography: Sana AlRaisi
Abstract
There are many Dental guidelines and recommendation for prevention of dental caries is providing many methods and their effectiveness in reducing the disease. Application of fluoride is widely researched, and the overall conclusion was that Fluoride is a natural mineral that have a potential of reducing dental caries. All evidence suggested if applied carefully and periodically to the tooth in the appropriate concentration taking into account patient age and weight believed to be safe and effective way in prevention of dental caries in both primary and permanent dentition. In this article will be reviewing the following subject.1) the history and the use of fluoride and how it alters the tooth structure and their effect on both primary and secondary dentition. 2) The different forms of fluoride available and how each contributes in reducing dental caries. 3) The controversy about the safety of using fluoride topically and systematically including fluorosis. 4) The forms of topical fluoride (varnishes, gels) can be used in dental practice and their availability in the markets further more how these can be delivered safely to the patient by the general dentist. General dentist should double their effort in order to change their current practice from delivering dental treatments only to focusing more on prevention of the diseases in the first place. So many ways and methods discussed in the literatures are proven their effectiveness and abilities reducing dental caries. Fluoride application is one way that general practitioners can easily deliver competently.