Up-to-date guidelines on fluoride-based caries prevention

Describe patient

Age:

Please select one Less than 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 3 years 3 to 6 years 6 to 18 years over 18 years

Fluoride concentration in drinking water:

Please select one less than 0.3 ppm 0.3 to 0.6 ppm over 0.6 ppm Don´t know

Presence of Caries:

Please select one No incipient or cavitated primary or secondary carious lesions during the last three years One or two incipient or cavitated primary or secondary carious lesions in the last three years Three or more incipient or cavitated primary or secondary carious lesions in the last three years

Caries risk factors:

select the option "more than one factor" if it applies

Please select one high titers of cariogenic bacteria poor oral hygiene prolonged nursing (bottle or breast) poor family dental health developmental or acquired enamel defects teeth genetically abnormal many multisurface restorations chemotherapy or radiotherapy eating disorders drug or alcohol abuse irregular dental care cariogenic diet active orthodontic treatment exposed root surfaces restoration overhangs and open margins unavailability of performing proper oral health care xerostomia low socioeconomic status more than one of the above none of the above

"Caries Risk & Fluoride" summarizes the up-to-date guidelines on caries risk assessment, fluoride treatments and caries prevention

ADA guidelines on fluoride interventions

This application was created with contributions from Dr. Rania Rodan, Royal Medical Services, Jordan.

We also thank Dr. Christiana Murakami Sato and Dr. Fausto Mendes for their valuable input that has helped us improve this application.

These data are not intended to, and do not, express, imply, or summarize standards of care, but rather provide a concise reference for dentists to aid in understanding and applying evidence from the referenced systematic review in making clinically sound decisions as guided by their clinical judgment and by patient needs. "Caries Risk & Fluoride" and ebhnow.com© are not responsible for any clinical decision made with the data presented.