Beyond Brushing and Flossing
High- and extreme-caries-risk patients may benefit from a personalized, multimodal prevention strategy that combines behavioral changes with targeted at-home and professionally applied therapies.
What is an important consideration when developing a prevention plan for a patient at high or extreme caries risk?
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High- and extreme-risk patients may require a combination of preventive therapies and ongoing surveillance to determine whether caries progression is being controlled.
Which fluoride dentifrice is identified as a first-line prevention option for patients at high caries risk?
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Prescription-strength 5,000-ppm fluoride toothpaste is a first-line preventive therapy for patients at high caries risk.
Which benefit is associated with chewing sugar-free gum?
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Chewing sugar-free gum can stimulate saliva production and promote mechanical plaque and food-debris removal, providing an adjunctive caries-prevention benefit.
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