Open AccessModern antimicrobial therapy in dental caries
Author(s) -
Irina-Maria Gheorghiu,
Paula Perlea,
Alexandru Andrei Iliescu,
Sânziana Scărlătescu,
Ioana Suciu,
Anca Temelcea
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
romanian journal of stomatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6078
pISSN - 1843-0805
DOI - 10.37897/rjs.2017.3.2
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , oral hygiene , dentistry , dental hygiene , periodontal disease , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
This article reviews the current therapeutic attitude on dental caries prevention involving antimicrobial strategies, based on the modern definition of dental caries as a microbial disease. The most important and used prophylactic measures are: topical and systemic administration of fluorinated products, diet control and maintenance of a rigorous dental oral hygiene.
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