title: Prevention of dental caries: A review of effective treatments.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective of this study is to review medical and non medical treatments for prevention of caries.
  
  
  METHODS
  A comprehensive literature search of the most relevant and updated published studies from 01/01/2002 through December 2015 in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus databases regarding the efficacy of strategies and treatments aiming to prevent the development of caries was performed selecting papers on the basis of the Evidence-based Medicine Criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We identified thirty systematic reviews on prevention of caries. Analyzing the data the retrieved literature, performance of prevention treatments seems to be high.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevention treatments may have a relevant impact on the avoiding the development of caries planning.Key words:Dental caries, prevention, fluoride.
authors.affiliation: MD, Indipendent Clinical Dentistry, Forno Canavese and Bruino, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sicca
authors.affiliation: Dental University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bobbio
authors.affiliation: MD, Nuclear Medicine Unit Department of Biomedical Sciences and of Mophologic and Functional Images, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Natale
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Quartuccio
authors.affiliation: MD, Indipendent Clinical Dentistry, Forno Canavese and Bruino, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicolò
authors.affiliation: MD, Ph, Positron Emission Tomography Centre IRMET S.p.A., Affidea, Turin, Italy, PET Pediatric AIMN InterGroup, Italy, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cistaro