Efficacy of Fluoride Varnish and Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate for Remineralization of Primary Teeth: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Published in: Medical principles and practice Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 231 - 237
• Main Authors: Memarpour, Mahtab, Fakhraei, Ebrahim, Dadaein, Shorangize, Vossoughi, Mehrdad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Cariostatic Agents - administration & dosage; Cariostatic Agents - therapeutic use; Caseins - administration & dosage; Caseins - therapeutic use; Child, Preschool; Dental Caries - prevention & control; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Original Paper; Sodium Fluoride - administration & dosage; Sodium Fluoride - therapeutic use; Tooth Remineralization - methods; Tooth, Deciduous; Fluoride varnish; Primary teeth; Early childhood caries; Casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of oral hygiene instruction, fluoride varnish and casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) for remineralizing white spot lesions (WSL), and the effect of these on the dmft index in primary teeth. Subjects and Methods: In this 1-year, ra...