EFFECTIVENESS OF FLUORIDE ON CHILDREN ACIDIC PLAQUE

Dietary sugars, dental biofilm, and the host interact simultaneously within the framework of the oral environment to cause the multifactorial illness dental caries. Comprehensive literature search utilizing the electronic databases PubMed and Embase for relevant English-language publications published up until the middle of 2022. Fluoride treatments applied directly to dental plaque lowered acid production. In addition, the dissolution of fluoride from enamel treated topically decreased the acid production of oral bacteria in vitro. The benefits are transient and may not be relevant to caries prevention in vivo. Therefore, daily fluoride applications can reduce the acidogenicity of tooth plaque even 8 to 12 hours after treatment. This decrease will likely aid to caries prevention.