Interventions for dental fluorosis: A systematic review.
Tamara Di GiovanniTheodore EliadesSpyridon N PapageorgiouPublished in: Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] (2018)
For this systematic review, which was registered beforehand in PROSPERO (CRD42016053492), we synthesized evidence from existing randomized clinical trals on humans to see which treatment is most effective for the esthetic rehabilitation of dental fluorosis, the prevalence of which is seeing a worldwide steady increase. We found that resin infiltration seems to be the most effective treatment approach for lesions of mild to moderate severity, followed by bleaching, and finally microabrasion. Our study's strengths are its a priori registration, wide search, quality check according to Cochrane guidelines, and the use of a new robust analytic method to provide valid clinical recommendations according to the principles of evidence-based medicine.