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.

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.

Baby dentistry began in 1985 as a collaborative e!fort between the Un ivers it y of Londrina and FINEP, in response of world tendency to provide oral health a ttelltion for infallts and toddlers. , promoting educative and preventillg programs. Then, due to the successful results, public and private sector in Brazil adopted this concept . In Peru, tliere has been created the baby dentistry department in Instituto Especializado de Salud del Niño in September 1997, formed as part of a group of dental specialties in the hospital, mainly intended to provide oral health to children under 3 years old. In Peru as in many Latin-American countries, it lOas assumed that the First dental visit SllOllld start by 2 or 3 years oflife but according to some data reported in 1987 by Walter et al , tlzere lOas a high prevalen ce of dental caries in children betlOeen O and 30 months (34%). These results we...

Baby dentistry began in 1985 as a collaborative e!fort between the Un ivers it y of Londrina and FINEP, in response of world tendency to provide oral health a ttelltion for infallts and toddlers. , promoting educative and preventillg programs. Then, due to the successful results, public and private sector in Brazil adopted this concept . In Peru, tliere has been created the baby dentistry department in Instituto Especializado de Salud del Niño in September 1997, formed as part of a group of dental specialties in the hospital, mainly intended to provide oral health to children under 3 years old. In Peru as in many Latin-American countries, it lOas assumed that the First dental visit SllOllld start by 2 or 3 years oflife but according to some data reported in 1987 by Walter et al , tlzere lOas a high prevalen ce of dental caries in children betlOeen O and 30 months (34%). These results we...