What are contraindications for fluoride varnish?
The only contraindications to fluoride varnish are allergy to colophony/pine rosin, allergy to pine nuts, and ulcerative gingivitis/stomatitis or other open lesions. There are only three cases in the literature of side effects: one case of contact dermatitis and two cases of stomatitis.
What is the difference between fluoride and fluoride varnish?
Fluoride varnish has greater efficacy when it comes to accomplishing what it is meant to accomplish: Treating sensitive teeth and reducing the rate of dental caries. But along with being more effective than fluoride foam, fluoride varnish is also more cost-effective and safer to use.
Is fluoride varnish a dental material?
Fluoride Varnishes Fluoride-containing varnishes deliver fluoride topically to the surfaces of teeth in patients at risk for caries. The varnishes are used routinely for topical application, usually after a prophylaxis.
What is Duraphat varnish?
Colgate® Duraphat® Varnish 50mg/ml Dental Suspension 2.26% (22,600ppm) Sodium Fluoride is a prescription only Fluoride Varnish for professional application for caries control and dentine hypersensitivity. Tinted for ease of visualisation when applied to tooth surfaces.
Why is Duraphat contraindicated in asthmatics?
Fluoride varnish Duraphat contains colophony. This substance may cause allergic reactions. Colophony may cause asthma attacks in children with asthma.
Does fluoride varnish contain pine nuts?
It is unclear whether patients with peanut or tree allergies will also have a reaction to rosin. According to a manufacturer website, the rosin used in its fluoride varnish is extracted from pine stumps (not from living trees) so it does not contain tree sap.
Is fluoride varnish toxic?
Fluoride varnish is a very safe material to use. However, if children ingest too much fluoride over a prolonged period of time, during the period when their teeth are developing, they can develop fluorosis in these teeth.
Can fluoride varnish make you sick?
We’ll typically apply fluoride in a gel, foam or varnish form right after a professional cleaning. The fluoride is a much higher dose than what your child may encounter in toothpaste and although not dangerous it can cause temporary vomiting, headache or stomach pain if accidentally swallowed.
Is fluoride varnish FDA approved?
Fluoride varnish is approved by the FDA as a “device” and must be used “off label” for the prevention of caries. Because of the large body of published data documenting its effectiveness and safety, there is no legal risk in using fluoride varnish off label.
What are the side effects of Duraphat toothpaste?
Like all medicines, Duraphat® Toothpaste can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. In some rare cases (i.e. less than 1 in 1000 people treated) allergic (hypersensitivity) reactions can occur e.g. rash, itching, swelling and redness. Burning oral sensation has also been reported.
Why is fluoride varnish contraindicated for asthma?
Does Duraphat toothpaste contain colophony?
NOTE: Many varnishes contain colophony (e.g. Duraphat). A child who has been hospitalised due to a severe asthma or allergy (e.g. plasters) ‘may be’ at risk of an allergic reaction to colophony.
What are the contraindications for Duraphat?
Contraindications: DURAPHAT is contraindicated in patients with ulcerative gingivitis or stomatitis or known sensitivity to colophony (kolophonium) or other ingredients. Not for ingestion during application (not for systemic treatment). Interactions with other substances:
Is Duraphat varnish safe for asthmatics?
However, in view of the number of ingredients in duraphat varnish and the fact that Colophony is a complex mixture of over 100 compounds derived from pine trees, the current advice not to apply fluoride varnishes to those patients who have been hospitalized with an asthma attack seems justified as these are potentially the most atopic children.
What is Duraphat varnish single dose?
Colgate ® Duraphat ® Varnish Single Dose is designed to be applied by the dental professional, and is not for self-medication by the patient. 4. CONTRAINDICATIONS Ulcerative gingivitis and stomatitis. Product should not be used in patients allergic to colophony and colophony-derived ingredients. 5. PRECAUTIONS
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