Summary
Dental caries is the most common infectious-contagious worldwide disease that can be prevented with fluoride. Since milk is an important part of children’s diets, it is a good choice as vehicle to deliver fluoride. The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of fluoridated milk as a systemic prevention to prevent dental caries in children under 12 years old. This is a systematic review with narrative analysis. It develops search strategies in all kinds of studies databases without language restrictions. An overview table was done describing: author, method, statistical type, comparison group, outcome type, sample / universe, patient type, intervention type and adverse effect. The results showed that fluoride milk is effective in preventing dental caries. Since milk already contains elements which prevent dental caries, adding the appropriate amount of fluoride would increase the protective effect against them.
KEY WORDS: fluoridated milk, dental caries, milk without fluoride.
How to cite this article
TORRES, E. M.; OLIVA, M. P. & LECANNELIER, B. C. Efficacy of milk fluoride prevention of dental caries in children under 12 years old: A review. Int. J. Odontostomat., 10(2):197-206, 2016.
