Efecto de la remineralización de lesiones cariosas incipientes mediante el uso de barniz flúor.

Abstract

The objective of the research project is to analyze the effectiveness of fluoride varnish in the treatment of carious lesions in their first or incipient stage. During the study, the reduction of the prevalence of dental caries after the application of fluoride varnish treatments will be identified, highlighting it as a preventive treatment, capable of stopping the advance of the lesion, favoring remineralization and regression of incipient carious lesions. The research was based on the analysis and systematic review of the literature related to the research problem, selecting reliable and updated information in medical search engines such as Scielo and Medigraphic, repositories of the CES University of Colombia, University of Chile, Central University of Ecuador, review articles published in scientific journals of the San Francisco University of Quito, Autonomous University of Nayarit of Mexico and independent sources of information. Using inclusion and exclusion criteria, information sources from 2006 to 2022 were identified. The research determined that fluoride varnish stops the progression and promotes remineralization of incipient carious lesions, the treatment greatly reduces the pathological prevalence of caries, however, the effectiveness of the treatment does not depend on itself to achieve these objectives, it also depends on the degree of commitment by the patient, who must establish an ideal oral hygiene protocol for the preventive therapy to take effect.