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| Paper Title: | Knowledge and awareness about fluoride varnishes among dental students |
| Authors Name: | J. Chandrapooja , Dr.Dhanraj Ganapathy |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2103052 |
| Published In: | Volume 6 Issue 3, March-2021 |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fluoride varnish is a highly concentrated form of topical fluoride with a synthetic base, which is applied to the tooth surface for caries prevention, hypersensitivity treatment, or enamel remineralisation. It was developed to prolong the contact time between the fluoride and tooth surface because the varnish adheres to the tooth surface for longer periods in a thin layer. Such fluoride varnish has been used widely in dental clinics as a simple and effective way to protect the tooth surface against acid produced by cariogenic bacteria and Dental caries since dental caries can compromise quality of life and is associated with demineralisation of tooth structure by organic acids produced by microorganisms. Awareness and knowledge about fluoride varnish, it’s significance, application and it’s recent advances is important for better management and care. The aim of this study is to analyse the awareness about fluoride varnish among dental students. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A questionnaire based study consisting of 15 questions and was distributed among the local population. The sample size was 100. The research was done among the Dental students in chennai. RESULTS: The results of the study shows that most dental students encounter pedo patients with caries everyday which shows the importance of awareness of preventive dentistry. Almost 95% of the dental students were aware that fluoride varnish is used for prevention of dental caries but almost 60% of the population was unaware about the mechanism of action of fluoride. Among various regimens of fluoride application the most known was water fluoridation followed by fluoride incorporated tooth pastes. 90% of the population was unaware of light curable fluoride varnishes(LCFV). And among the people who were aware about LCFV, most were not aware about the exact use of LCFV and the application. CONCLUSION :To conclude, dental students were aware of the importance of fluoride varnish but there was lack of knowledge about mechanism of action of fluoride and some recent advances in fluoride varnish like light curable fluoride varnishes. Knowledge about the recent advances, the application of it and the mechanism of action of them is vital to effectively treat and prevent dental caries and improve the quality of treatment. |
| Keywords: | KEYWORDS:LCFV,hypersensitivity, synthetic base |
| Cite Article: | "Knowledge and awareness about fluoride varnishes among dental students ", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.328 - 333, March-2021, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2103052.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2103052 Registration ID:193069 Published In: Volume 6 Issue 3, March-2021 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 328 - 333 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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