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Preventive dental care, including sealants and fluoride, effectively prevents cavities in children. However, strong evidence is lacking for secondary prevention in adults and children with existing lesions, highlighting a need for more research.

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Dentistry
Public Health
Preventive Medicine

Background:

Preventive dental treatments encompass primary, secondary, and tertiary strategies.
Methods include oral hygiene, sealants, fluoride applications, and dietary modifications.
These aim to remineralize tissue and reduce cariogenic challenges by modifying biofilm.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the evidence base for various preventive dental treatment options.
To identify gaps in research, particularly for secondary prevention and adult populations.
To emphasize the importance of controlling caries progression before initial restoration.

Main Methods:

Review of existing scientific literature on preventive caries techniques.
Analysis of evidence strength for primary and secondary prevention in children and adults.
Identification of research quality and trial limitations.

Main Results:

Strong evidence supports pit and fissure sealants and topical fluorides for primary caries prevention in children.
Limited strong evidence exists for these methods in secondary prevention (ICDAS codes 1-6) and for adults.
A shortage of high-quality trials, not a lack of efficacy, contributes to the limited evidence.

Conclusions:

Current evidence strongly supports specific preventive measures for primary caries in children.
Further high-quality research is crucial to establish efficacy for secondary prevention and in adults.
Addressing research gaps is essential for improving caries management and breaking the restorative cycle.