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MI paste plus and PreviDent fluoride varnish appear no more effective than normal home care for improving the appearance of white spot lesions.

Carmen Llena-puy

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Article Title and Bibliographic Information Effectiveness of MI Paste Plus and PreviDent fluoride varnish for treatment of white spot lesions: a randomized controlled trial. Huang GJ, Roloff-Chiang B, Mills BE, Shalchi S, Spiekerman C, Korpak AM, Starrett JL, Greenlee GM, Drangsholt RJ, Matunas JC. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2013;143:31-41. Reviewer Carmen Llena-Puy Purpose/Question The authors' aim was to compare the effectiveness of MI Paste Plus and PreviDent fluoride varnish (22,600 ppm of fluoride) with a standard oral hygiene regimen with toothpaste (1100 ppm of fluoride; Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals)--control group--in improving the appearance of white spot lesions (WSLs) after orthodontic treatment during 8 weeks of follow-up Source of Funding National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Type of Study/Design Randomized controlled trial Level of Evidence Level 1: Good-quality, patient-oriented evidence Strength of Recommendation Grade Not applicable

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2013-09-01The journal of evidence-based dental practice
10.1016/j.jebdp.2013.07.012https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23273358