The role of fluoride tablets in the prophylaxis of dental caries. A literature review

Tomasin, Lisa and Pusinanti, Luca and Zerman, Nicoletta (2015) The role of fluoride tablets in the prophylaxis of dental caries. A literature review. Annali di stomatologia, 6 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 1971-1441

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Abstract

Doing a meta-analysis to answer the question: “Does fluoride tablets prevent dental caries among children and adolescents?” A review of the literature is performed using the following databases: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, NHS Evidence Oral Health, PsycINFO, Web of Knowledge, Metalib. The keywords used are dental fluoride, fluoride tablets. The studies analyzed was limited to English language with free abstract. For the studies selection was taken into consideration the criteria proposed by the Cochrane Oral Health Group. Few studies with good quality were identified in general. Only 3 out of 779 studies were acceptable. Evident disagreements among the results show that there’s a limited effectiveness on fluoride tablets.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: fluoride tablets, dental fluoride
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici)
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2016 10:51
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2016 10:51
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/11560

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