Preference Of Parents Towards The Type Of Topical Fluoride Application For Children With Permanent Dentition

Introduction: Topical fluoride application helps in preventing tooth erosion and prevents caries. This fluoride is incorporated with the tooth structure in the form of fluorapatite crystals thereby making the surface more resistant to acid dissolution. Fluoride helps in restricting plaque metabolism, alters plaque composition and reduces the activity of plaque to produce large amounts of acid from carbohydrates. Materials and Method: the current study was done under a university setting of Saveetha Dental College as a retrospective study. The total sample size after eliminating bias is 917. Inclusion criteria includes patients with an age group 13-17 years who all underwent topical fluoride application while exclusion criteria includes unclear photographs of fluoride application and error data. SPSS software is used for statistical data analysis with the Chi-square test. Results and Discussion: The results of the current study shows that parents of both male and female pediatric patients prefer topical fluoride gel (99%) application over varnish (0.9%). There was no difference in the preference based on gender of the patient (p-value > 0.05). Conclusion: The current study concludes that parents of both male and female paediatric permanent dentition patients prefer the usage of topical fluoride gel due to its effective post-treatment action.