Summary :
The distribution of caries is highly uneven in childhood and the majority of children and adolescents have little or no experience while most caries occur in a minority of the population. This well-known fact has been an argument for a high-risk approach to prevent the disease. A prerequisite is, however, that effective measures are available and feasible for the high-risk individuals. Although the basic aetiology behind the caries process is the interaction between diet and bacteria programs for caries prevention in high-risk children are mainly based on work on the resistance side through the use of additional fluorides

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