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Can prevention eliminate caries?

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  • 1WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health Services Research, University Dental School, Ireland.

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|July 1, 1995
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Dental caries is a complex process influenced by tooth structure, plaque, diet, and time. While preventive strategies like fluorides and fissure sealing show promise, widespread caries reduction remains a public health challenge due to socioeconomic factors.

Area of Science:

  • Dental Public Health
  • Cariology
  • Preventive Dentistry

Background:

  • The carious process is multifactorial, involving tooth structure, plaque microorganisms, fermentable carbohydrates, and time.
  • Four primary preventive strategies have emerged: fluorides, fissure sealing, dietary modification, and plaque control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the effectiveness of current dental caries prevention strategies.
  • To identify challenges and limitations in implementing these strategies globally.

Main Methods:

  • Review of established knowledge on the carious process.
  • Analysis of the impact and limitations of current preventive measures.

Main Results:

  • Fluorides are effective against smooth-surface caries, and combined with fissure sealing, show high efficacy.

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  • Dietary changes have limited global impact; routine plaque control is insufficient for caries reduction.
  • High caries levels are strongly linked to deprivation and poverty.

    • Conclusions:

    • Despite available preventive strategies, dental caries is expected to persist as a major public health issue.
    • Logistical challenges and socioeconomic factors, particularly deprivation and poverty, hinder widespread caries reduction.