Swapnil Jain , Vedavyas Katepalli , Vijayta Sharva, Nidhi Baranwal

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Professional topical application is a means of preventing dental caries in both deciduous and permanent teeth and is performed by dental specialists (dentists and dental hygienists) in dental clinics, health care facilities. Several recent studies have shown substantial oral retention and ingestion of F following professional application of F gels to children and adults. The ingested F from gels may produce side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and sharp elevation in plasma F levels Aim : To compare the fluoride gel used and retained in the children by using the foam tray and in comparison with the custom made tray prepared using the intraoral scanner Method : 30 participants was be divided into two groups using simple random sampling and for group 1 foam made trays will be used for topical fluoride application and for the group 2 custom made trays using the intra oral scanner will be used for the application of topical fluoride gel. Results : Mean fluoride material used in foam trays and custom made trays was 5 and 3.9 ml respectively and the amount of gel recovered was 4.03 and 2.02 respectively and the dental caries was same for the individuals without change after 12 months interval Conclusion : This study concludes that the foam trays needed more amount of material when compared to the custom-made trays and even the retainment was high in custom made trays