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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Main Authors: Mahsa Mansouri, Khoroushi Maryam
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-08-01
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
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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.
ISSN:1024-641X
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