Caries Prevention Using Silver Diamine Fluoride: A 12-Month Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This clinical trial aimed to compare the caries-preventive effect of annual application of 38% silver diamine fluoride solution (SDF) with 5% sodium fluoride varnish (FV) to the anterior primary teeth of children. The hypothesis was that SDF was superior to FV at 1 year. Secondary objectives were to determine the child's cooperation and the parent's satisfaction and assess adverse effects.

Method

We recruited 688 3- to 4-year-old children and randomly allocated them to receive SDF or FV (positive control) on their 6 upper anterior teeth. Tooth-surface status was recorded using the decayed, missing, and filled surfaces index. A trained observer rated the child's cooperation as "totally cooperative" or "not totally cooperative." We used a questionnaire to determine t

SUBMITTER: Zheng FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509425 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature