List of MeSH codes (D27)
... cardiotonic agents MeSH D27.720.799.113 - cariostatic agents MeSH D27.720.799.180 - cryoprotective agents MeSH D27.720.799.763 ... cariostatic agents MeSH D27.505.696.706.320 - cryoprotective agents MeSH D27.505.696.706.548 - neuroprotective agents MeSH ... cariogenic agents MeSH D27.720.102.223 - cariostatic agents MeSH D27.720.102.339 - dental materials MeSH D27.720.102.583 - ... antiviral agents MeSH D27.505.954.122.388.077 - anti-retroviral agents MeSH D27.505.954.122.388.077.088 - anti-hiv agents MeSH ...
Remineralisation of teeth
Fluoride varnishes were developed late 1960s and early 1970s and since then they have been used both as a preventative agent in ... Cury, J. A.; Tenuta, L. M. A. (2008). "How to Maintain a Cariostatic Fluoride Concentration in the Oral Environment". Advances ... "The Role of Remineralizing Agents in dentistry: A Review". Volume 32, Number 6. 2011. retrieved on 2016-05-22. Moynihan, Paula ... Beltrán-Aguilar; Goldstein; Lockwood (2000). "Fluoride Varnishes: A Review of Their Clinical Use, Cariostatic Mechanism, ...
Zinc oxide
... is used in mouthwash products and toothpastes as an anti-bacterial agent proposed to prevent plaque and tartar ... Rošin-Grget K, Peroš K, Sutej I, Bašić K (November 2013). "The cariostatic mechanisms of fluoride". Acta Medica Academica. 42 ( ... Mitchnick MA, Fairhurst D, Pinnell SR (January 1999). "Microfine zinc oxide (Z-cote) as a photostable UVA/UVB sunblock agent". ... Sunscreening agents, Wurtzite structure type, Zinc compounds). ...
Fluoride therapy
Many studies on bacterial cells in laboratories have shown the fluoride has many effects on them as an antimicrobial agent. The ... Rošin-Grget K, Peroš K, Sutej I, Bašić K (November 2013). "The cariostatic mechanisms of fluoride". Acta Medica Academica. 42 ( ... efficacy of professionally and self-administered agents". Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 42 (Suppl 16): S256-302. doi: ... looked at fluoride's effects on oral microflora and concluded that fluoride may not solely interact as an antimicrobial agent, ...
Water fluoridation
Other agents to prevent tooth decay include antibacterials such as chlorhexidine and sugar substitutes such as xylitol. Xylitol ... Those opposed argue that water fluoridation has no or little cariostatic benefits, may cause serious health problems, is not ... Although fluoride is the only well-documented agent which controls the rate at which cavities develop, it has been suggested ... Cury JA, Tenuta LM (July 2008). "How to maintain a cariostatic fluoride concentration in the oral environment". Advances in ...
Water fluoridation controversy
The scientists or doctors who oppose water fluoridation argue that it has no or little cariostatic benefits, may cause serious ... and human exposure to fluoride and the fluoridating agents of drinking water" (PDF). European Commission., citing Götzfried F ( ... variously claiming that water fluoridation has no or little cariostatic benefits, may cause serious health problems, is not ...