Fluoride varnishes: should we be using them?

Abstract

Fluoride varnishes are fast becoming the standard of care as topical fluoride treatments. Fluoride varnishes still await approval from the FDA for use as caries preventive agents. In the meantime, their use for such purposes is considered "off-label." This article highlights the efficacy of fluoride varnishes as caries preventive agents and introduces some of the commercially available fluoride varnishes to the reader. As more clinical trials in the US unravel the efficacy of these agents, there is little doubt that fluoride varnishes will become an integral part of our preventive armamentarium in the battle against dental caries.

• Authors: J Vaikuntam
• Journal: Pediatric dentistry (Pediatr Dent) 2000 Nov-Dec Vol. 22 Issue 6 Pg. 513-6 ISSN: 0164-1263 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11132514 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Cariostatic Agents
• Drug Combinations
• Duraflor
• Fluorides, Topical
• Polyurethanes
• Silanes
• sodium fluoride topical preparation
• Fluor Protector
• Sodium Fluoride

Topics

• Cariostatic Agents (administration & dosage, adverse effects, classification, therapeutic use)
• Dental Caries (prevention & control)
• Drug Approval
• Drug Combinations
• Fluorides, Topical (administration & dosage, adverse effects, classification, therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Paint
• Polyurethanes (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Silanes (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Sodium Fluoride (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• United States
• United States Food and Drug Administration