COMPARISON OF THE DEGREE OF TOOTH ENAMEL SATURATION BY FLUORIDE AFTER APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT PREPARATIONS BY ANALYTICAL METHOD
Dental caries, both in the cavity stage and at the stage of focal demineralization, can be accompanied by increased sensitivity or sensitiveness of the enamel. Sensitivity of hard tooth tissues is common, both independently existing, and concomitant pathology of the dentoalveolar system. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the degree of tooth enamel saturation by fluoride after the application of local fluoride medications. The results show the superficial fluorination is comparable to the deep impregnation of enamel. However, the actual preservation of fluoride in enamel over time is extremely small. Due to this fact anticarious and desensitizing effects can occur only for a short period of time - fluoride ions loss happens very quickly. Surface treatment with fluoride medications should be implemented in several steps to let the fluoride anions penetrate into deeper layers of enamel. In order to achieve better results it could be advised to change the method of use the 2 % and 1 % NaF solutions. A patient should be recommended to have the appointments with the dentist more often to have this procedure done more frequently. Moreover, it can be suggested that the usual form of fluoride medications should be replaced with the other one - a gel form, realized in the product «Fluocalgel».