Prevention of dental caries: a review of effective treatments

• Claudio Sicca ^[3] ; Elena Bobbio ^[4] ; Natale Quartuccio ^[2] ; Giovanni Nicolò ^[3] ; Angelina Cistaro ^[1]
  1. [1] Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies

     Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies

     Roma Capitale, Italia

     
  2. [2] University of Messina

     University of Messina

     Mesina, Italia

     
  3. [3] MD, Indipendent Clinical Dentistry, Forno Canavese and Bruino, Turin, Italy
  4. [4] Dental University of Turin, Turin, Italy

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• Localización: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, ISSN-e 1989-5488, Vol. 8, Nº. 5 (Diciembre), 2016, págs. 604-610
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The objective of this study is to review medical and non medical treatments for prevention of caries.

    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.

    We identified thirty systematic reviews on prevention of caries. Analyzing the data the retrieved literature, performance of prevention treatments seems to be high.

    Prevention treatments may have a relevant impact on the avoiding the development of caries planning.