title: The importance of fluoride dentifrices to the current dental caries prevalence in Brazil.
abstract: Similar to that which occurred in most developed countries, dental caries have shown a significant decline in Brazil over the last two decades. Water fluoridation, expansion of preventive programs at schools, and especially, the widespread use of fluoride dentifrice are discussed as factors related to this reduction in caries. Data from epidemiological surveys and historical facts are presented to support the importance of fluoride dentifrices to the current caries prevalence in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. jcury@fop.unicamp.br
authors.forename: Jaime Aparecido
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cury
authors.forename: Livia Maria Andaló
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Tenuta
authors.forename: Cecilia Claudia Costa
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Adriana Franco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Paes Leme
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003802:Dentifrices / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005457:Fluoridation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012571:School Dentistry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D003802:Dentifrices; D005459:Fluorides