The administration of professionally applied topical fluoride (PATF) is a routine procedure in dental surgeries and is important as a prophylactic treatment in patients who are at high risk of ...

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new dental treatment to protect the teeth from decay and acid ...

Fluoride varnish application strengthens the enamel or the outermost layer of teeth, preventing new cavities from forming or to slow down or stop tooth decay from worsening. Pit and fissure ...

(AP) — When Tristen Boyer recently had a couple of cavities filled, her dentist suggested she get fluoride treatment ... which involves applying a varnish, gel or foam directly to the teeth ...