Application of silver diamine fluoride in dentistry: A review
U ntreated caries are common findings in low-income communities. Treatment of dental caries in young children is challenging and requires a high skill and high cost of dental anesthesia for control ling patients and thus, chemical methods for arresting dental caries have been proposed. Silver Diam...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | fas |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2013-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Dental Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://jdm.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-718&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
Summary: | U ntreated caries are common findings in low-income communities. Treatment of dental caries in young children is challenging and requires a high skill and high cost of dental anesthesia for control ling patients and thus, chemical methods for arresting dental caries have been proposed. Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) is a material that is used to control and to arrest dental caries , especially in primary teeth . It is noninvasive, safe , easy to use , and cost-effective. The SDF can be used as a therapeutic agent in oral health projects in low-income communities . In this article we review ed the silver diamine fluoride and its application in dentistry. |
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ISSN: | 1024-641X 2008-2444 |