For those with obvious active coronal or root caries, consider prescribing 2,800 or 5,000ppm fluoride toothpaste until dental caries is stabilised and risk is reduced.
Clinical Recommendation
🏴 England • Public Health England (PHE)
Recommendation Statement
For those with obvious active coronal or root caries, consider prescribing 2,800 or 5,000ppm fluoride toothpaste until dental caries is stabilised and risk is reduced.
For those with obvious active coronal or root caries, consider prescribing 2,800 or 5,000ppm fluoride toothpaste until dental caries is stabilised and risk is reduced.
Clinical Topics
Keywords
Fluoride
References
Department of Health and Social Care (2021). General. Moynihan P, et al. Systematic review of evidence pertaining to factors that modify risk of early childhood caries. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2019;47(3):217-225.; Kassebaum NJ, et al. Global burden of severe periodontitis in 1990-2010: a systematic review and meta-regression. J Dent Res. 2014;93(11):1045-1053.
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