Review on fluoride varnishes currently recommended in dental prophylaxis. 2023

Dagmara Piesiak-Pańczyszyn, and Wojciech Zakrzewski, and Aleksandra Piszko, and Paweł J Piszko, and Maciej Dobrzyński
Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.

In dentistry, fluoride compounds play a very important role in the development of teeth hard tissue. They have been modifying the development of the carious process for many years in accordance with the principles of minimally invasive therapy. Studies have confirmed their effectiveness in the prevention and treatment of carious lesions and erosion of deciduous and permanent teeth, as well as in the dentin hypersensitivity treatment. Typically, each varnish consists of 3 basic components, i.e., a resin usually in the form of mastic, shellac and/or rosin, an alcohol-based organic solvent (usually ethanol) and active agents. In the first-generation varnishes, the active agent is fluorine compounds, most often in the form of 5% NaF, while in second-generation varnishes, the composition is further enriched with calcium and phosphorus compounds in the form of CPP-ACP/CPP-ACPF, ACP, TCP, fTCP, CSPS, TMP, CXP, or CaGP. This influences the bioavailability of fluoride in the oral environment by increasing both its release from the product and its subsequent accumulation in enamel and plaque, promotes more efficient closure of dentinal tubules, and facilitates pH buffering in the oral cavity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003777 Dental Prophylaxis Treatment for the prevention of periodontal diseases or other dental diseases by the cleaning of the teeth in the dental office using the procedures of DENTAL SCALING and DENTAL POLISHING. The treatment may include plaque detection, removal of supra- and subgingival plaque and calculus, application of caries-preventing agents, checking of restorations and prostheses and correcting overhanging margins and proximal contours of restorations, and checking for signs of food impaction. Prophylaxis, Dental
D005459 Fluorides Inorganic salts of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the -1 oxidation state. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Sodium and stannous salts are commonly used in dentifrices. Fluoride
D005460 Fluorides, Topical Fluorides, usually in pastes or gels, used for topical application to reduce the incidence of DENTAL CARIES. Fluoride Varnishes,Topical Fluorides,Varnishes, Fluoride
D012969 Sodium Fluoride A source of inorganic fluoride which is used topically to prevent dental caries. Fluoristat,Ossin,Zymafluor,Fluoride, Sodium,Fluorides, Sodium,Fluoristats,Ossins,Sodium Fluorides,Zymafluors
D019229 Dentition, Permanent The 32 teeth of adulthood that either replace or are added to the complement of deciduous teeth. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed) Dentition, Adult,Dentition, Secondary,Adult Dentition,Permanent Dentition,Secondary Dentition

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