Fluoride supplementation (with tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gum) in pregnant women for preventing dental caries in the primary teeth of their children.
CONCLUSIONS: There is no evidence that fluoride supplements taken by women during pregnancy are effective in preventing dental caries in their offspring.
PMID: 29059464 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Category: General Medicine Authors: Takahashi R, Ota E, Hoshi K, Naito T, Toyoshima Y, Yuasa H, Mori R, Nango E Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research
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