Design A 3-year randomised controlled trial in 180 13 to 14-year-old subjects. Intervention Either 0.1% fluoride or 1% chlorhexidine/thymol varnish professionally applied after prophylaxis every 3 ...

Semiannual topical application of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) or sodium fluoride was no more effective than a placebo in preventing children from developing approximal caries. The 18-month clinical ...

The Smile of Mann scheme involves daily tooth brushing for five-year-olds in primary schools and early years settings, and ...

Do you remember Felix the Cat? Whenever he got in a fix, he reached into his bag of tricks. All dental professionals love having items in their clinical "bag of tricks" that are easy to use, ...

Fluoride helps protect teeth by making the hard outer layer—the enamel—more resistant to acid attacks by bacteria and sugars.

Albany, NY — Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a legislation to expand access to fluoride treatments for children across New York. This new law authorizes registered dental assistants and licensed ...

The first dental nurses in the South West of England have gained their certificate of competency in the application of topical fluoride varnish via blended learning. Alasdair Miller, Dental ...

For generations, fluoridated drinking water has helped safeguard the teeth of most American children. Yet recently, ...

Parach Sirivichayakul, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, presented the poster "Preventing Approximal Caries in Primary Teeth With Topical Fluorides" at the virtual 99th General Session & ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation on Saturday that aims to provide greater access to fluoride treatments for pediatric dental patients. The new legislation allows registered ...