Fluoride prophylaxis through nutrition

Abstract

The large-scale incidence of tooth decay, the onset of dental cavities from early age, the increase of the disease rate, the multiplication of cases with multiple and galloping tooth decay, the failure of therapeutic procedures to achieve a significant reduction of morbidity, all of the aforementioned make tooth decay prophylaxis an issue of public health concern. This involves the onset of complex primary and secondary prophylaxis programmes, both at collective and individual level. The lack of a sufficient intake of natural fluoride has led to the need to supplementing with fluoride from natural sources to an effective dose, by fluoridation of water, table salt, and fluoridation of various foods.