title: Caries prevention.
abstract: It is apparent that the use of fluoride in multiple measures has a significant impact upon the prevention of dental caries. These measures involve public health benefits of water fluoridation, professional fluoride treatments in the dental office, and the home use of effective fluoridated dentifrices, with the use of fluoride rinses and gels as adjuncts when needed. In many clinical situations, professional judgment is required to identify the most appropriate treatment measures to address the needs of individual patients.
authors.affiliation: Oral Health Research Institute, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. gstookey@iusd.iupui.edu
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Stookey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003802:Dentifrices / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005457:Fluoridation; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017213:Root Caries / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D003802:Dentifrices; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D005459:Fluorides