The fluorine in the prevention of decay in the temporary teething. Fluorated varnishes.

• Autores: Perales Zamora, Segundo, Guillen Bordaz, Celso, Loayza De La Cruz, Rosario, Alvarado Menacho, Sergio, Torres Ramos, Gilmer, Guillén Astete, Antonio, Anticona Huaynate, Cynthia
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2006
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/5339
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/5339
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Early childhood caries; fluoride; fluoríde varnishes; Caries de infancia temprana; flúor; barniz fluorado

Since 1950, the investigations of Cox, Dean and Armstrong Iead to conclude that fluoride increased the resistance to dental caries but produced fluorosis in high concentrations (over 1 ppm ). Nowadays, in spite of the varied lines of research based in caries prevention methods, none of them has overcome Fluoride as a cheap, inoffensive and efficient method for this purpose. A review about FIuoride as an Early Childhood Dental Caries preventive method is presented, focused in fluoride varnishes. We also show the scheme of Fluoride application.