Recent Advances in Caries Prevention-An Update

Prasad C Ingale; Namita Tandon; Abinash Mohapatra; Bellamkonda N Pavithra; Amal Roy; Triveni Bhargava

doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_705_23

Recent Advances in Caries Prevention-An Update

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Feb;16(Suppl 1):S35-S37. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_705_23. Epub 2023 Nov 7.

Authors

Prasad C Ingale¹, Namita Tandon², Abinash Mohapatra³, Bellamkonda N Pavithra⁴, Amal Roy⁵, Triveni Bhargava⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
² Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
⁴ General Dentist, Scala Dental Clinic, Cherlapally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
⁵ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
⁶ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhaya Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Management of dental caries has seen a significant development in recent years. A diagnosis based on risk indicators and risk factor assessments, early identification, and caries prevention are some of the most recent and efficient strategies. The recent advancements in dental caries prevention strategies are briefly covered in this overview.

Keywords: Dental caries; Prevention; Recent advances.

Publication types

Review