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- ÍtemAcceso Abierto“Efectos del uso excesivo del flúor en la población pediátrica. Revisión bibliográfica”(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2023) Bravo Guamán, Melki Fernando; Ortega Castro, Gabriela Alejandra; 1104113707; ., .Fluorides are used for therapeutic and preventive purposes; in the dental field, it has been demonstrated that they enhance dental enamel resistance by inhibiting the carious and microbial process due to their two ways of entering the organism: systematic, and the other one is topical. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of excessive fluoride usage in the pediatric population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A literature review was conducted on scientific articles using a specific strategy in PubMed, Scopus, Redalyc, SciELO, and Web of Science that answer the investigation question: What are the effects of excessive fluoride usage in the pediatric population? RESULTS: It was observed that fluoride in extreme local and systemic doses causes harmful effects on pediatric patients' dental health. CONCLUSIONS: Fluoride often exceeds the recommended dosage causing alterations in primary and permanent dentition, causing harmful effects on dental, skeletal, gastrointestinal, and cognitive levels.