The nature of the silver fluoride application procedure facilitates its use by dental auxiliaries. However, a limitation to date is that the status of treated lesions has been based on a tactile ...

Topical fluoride treatments are safe and effective but should be applied only to patients with decayed smooth surfaces or those at high risk of caries. Both APF gel and fluoride varnish are effective ...

Whereas caries in adults and adolescents is declining, studies in children under the age of 3 have shown that caries in this age group has hardly decreased: On average, about 14% of all 3-year-olds in ...