S.B.Sree Lakshmi, Vignesh Ravindran. Preferences Of Fluoride Application For Children With Mixed Dentition. Int J Dentistry Oral Sci. 2021;8(9):4485-4489. 4485 OPEN ACCESS https://scidoc.org/IJDOS.php Preferences Of Fluoride Application For Children With Mixed Dentition Research Article International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Science (IJDOS) ISSN: 2377-8075 *Corresponding Author: Vignesh Ravindran, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University, Chennai- 77, India. Tel: +91-9789934476 E-mail: vigneshr.sdc@saveetha.com Received: September 13, 2021 Accepted: September 21, 2021 Published: September 22, 2021 Citation: S.B.Sree Lakshmi, Vignesh Ravindran. Preferences Of Fluoride Application For Children With Mixed Dentition. Int J Dentistry Oral Sci. 2021;8(9):4485-4489. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.19070/2377-8075-21000912 Copyright: Vignesh Ravindran © 2021. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. S.B.Sree Lakshmi 1 , Vignesh Ravindran 2* 1 Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai- 77, India. 2 Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University, Chennai- 77, India. Introduction Dental caries are chronic conditions especially among children aged between 2 to 5yrs. The presence of untreated caries can affect the child’s esthetics, causing them pain and interfering in the child’s day to day activities. The use of fuoride in various methods such as water fuoridation, toothpaste, sealants, mouth rinses, and professional topical agents is considered a measure of great importance for the prevention of dental caries, owing to the anticariogenic property of dental caries. Fluorides are the key element to successful caries prevention [1]. They are also effec- tive as therapeutic agents in non-restorative caries treatment for the inactivation or arrest of caries lesions [2]. Evidence suggests that the cariostatic effect of fuoride is mostly exerted by its topi- cal rather than systemic effect. This effect might be even greater when combined with good oral hygiene, such as when practiced as comprehensive tooth brushing with a fuoride toothpaste. Despite the essential caries prevention by the utilization of fuori- dated toothpaste, other topical fuorides also can be utilized in children who are under the upper risk of caries development, including children with special oral health care needs or under treatment and in risk periods like tooth eruption [3]. The evidence for the caries preventive effect of gels, rinses and varnishes is bigger in quality and quantity for permanent than primary teeth. Additionally, the value effectiveness has got to be considered for Abstract Introduction: Dental caries are chronic conditions especially among children aged between 2 to 5yrs. The presence of un- treated caries can affect the child’s esthetics, causing them pain and interfering in the child’s day to day activities. The use of fuoride in various methods such as water fuoridation, toothpaste, sealants, mouth rinses, and professional topical agents is considered a measure of great importance for the prevention of dental caries, owing to the anticariogenic property of dental caries. Aim: To analyse the preferences of fuoride application for children with mixed dentition. Materials and Methods: The study was performed as a retrospective study under a university setting in the outpatient de- partment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. Data was collected by reviewing patient records and analysed data of 56000 patients between June 2020 to Feb 2021. Verifcation of the data was done with the presence of additional reviewers by re- viewing photographs of application of fuoride. Collected data was subjected to statistical analysis by chi-square test in SPSS software. Results: Among the 862 children, about 82.49 % of them preferred fuoride gel and 17.51% chose fuoride varnish. Com- parison on gender showed fuoride gel was preferred by dentists in treating both male and female children, which was not statistically signifcant (p=0.3). Conclusion: Higher preference of fuoride gel was noticed when compared to fuoride gel when treating children with mixed dentition. There was no preference based on the gender of the children. Keywords: Fluoride Application; Dental Caries; Prevention; Management; Innovative Material.