TEETH VARNISHING

Treatment of teeth varnishing with fluoride preparation should enhance the enamel of teeth and increasing its resistance to tooth decay. It is one of effective methods of preventing the progression of carious disease both at children and adults. Varnishing consists in action with preparations containing fluoride compound directly to the surface of enamel, thanks to what it becomes less susceptible to tooth decay. The more fluoride compounds will be built in into the structure of enamel, all the more it will become resistant to the demineralization under the influence of acids produced by carious bacteria.
A dentist performs the treatment of varnishing applying preparations of fluoride of right concentration. Before the application of varnish, professional cleaning by the doctor of the surface of teeth and drying them is necessary. Fluoride varnish is being put on this way prepared enamel. Varnish quickly hardens in the environment of the oral cavity closely adjoining to the surface of teeth. Staying in contact with enamel, the varnish through appropriately long time frees ions of fluoride which are built in into dental surfaces.

Treatments of varnishing teeth both may be appropriate for adults, and children. Fluoride varnish applied with adults is colourless and after the treatment isn't visible on the surface of teeth. At younger patients other preparation is being administered than for adults. Fluoride varnish applied for children is orange-coloured and is completely safe for them because it creates no risk in case of swallowing. It is necessary to apply the treatment of varnishing to the purpose of the prevention of carious illness. Frequency with which it should be made depends from the tendency to the cariogenesis. On average at adults one should conduct varnishing, every 6 months however at children of 3-4 times up to the year.
In some cases varnishing teeth should peculiarly be recommended. Especially in such a situation:
- highest risk of the dental caries at children
- initial tooth decay (carious stains)
- carrying braces
- bared dental necks
- use of medicines or illnesses causing the dryness in the oral cavity
- radiotherapy of the head or the neck.