Antibacterial effects of silver diamine fluoride with and without potassium iodide against Streptococcus mutans

Introduction: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a topical treatment for carious lesions and a primary preventative for newly exposed high-risk surfaces such as fissures and roots in the first molars. Using potassium iodide (KI) after applying SDF has been recommended as a way of reducing the severity...

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Published in:	Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Main Authors:	Carlos Alonso Alvarez-Marín, Norma Leticia Robles-Bermeo, Wael Hegazy Hassan Moustafa, Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Subjects:	antibacterial effect dental biofilm potassium iodide silver diamine fluoride
Online Access:	http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2024;volume=15;issue=1;spage=22;epage=26;aulast=Alvarez-Marín