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Richa Prasad

Richa Prasad

The University of Manchester, UK

Title: Less is more! - A study of fluorosis in children and treatment with ICON, A novel minimally invasive treatment

Biography

Biography: Richa Prasad

Abstract

Introduction: Modern methods of caries control are individual and community based. Fluoridation of community water supplies was started as an efficient and costeffective way to reduce caries in the population. It has been named as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. However, with fluoride being more widely used in most dental products, the incidence of dental fluorosis appears to be on the rise. Traditional treatment for these white spot lesions has been highly invasive and not indicated in children. Low-viscosity resin-based materials are now proving to be game changers!

Aim: To assess the impact of water fluoridation on aesthetic appearance of teeth in children up to the age of 10 years and treatment with ICON resin infiltration.

Methods: Dean’s and Thylstrup and Fejerskov Fluorosis Index (TFI) was used to classify the degree and severity of fluorosis. A cross-sectional study was carried out among children along with review of literature about the incidence, effect and severity of dental fluorosis with community water fluoridation. Finally, treatment of dental fluorosis with minimally invasive methods for aesthetic improvement of the teeth was explored.

Results: ICON treatment is predictable (with case selection), is micro-invasive, and is a long lasting aesthetic solution that can be offered to growing children.

Conclusion: Awareness of fluoride intake with dental products, dietary fluoride and community water fluoridation is essential to prevent dental fluorosis. The advent of minimally invasive methods to treat white spot lesions has brought aesthetic treatment to children and is a valid micro-invasive alternative compared with traditional methods.