Recommendations to health professionals on the use of fluoride varnish for caries prevention in preschool children.
Flávia Macedo CoutoFernanda Santos de Oliveira SousaGabriela Cristina VicenteDaniel Pereira de Faria CastroPaulo NadanovskyAna Paula Pires Dos SantosFernanda Barja-FidalgoPublished in: International journal of paediatric dentistry (2023)
Recommendations on the use of FV lacked scientific support and CPGs were of poor quality. Fluoride varnish application is widely recommended despite recent evidence showing an uncertain, modest, and possibly not clinically relevant anticaries benefit. Dentists should be aware that it is necessary to critically appraise CPGs since they may be of poor quality.