Clinical efficacy and the antimicrobial potential of silver formulations in arresting dental caries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The use of silver-formulation as microbicide to arrest dentinal caries is gaining popularity. The primary objective of the present appraisal was to systematically review the clinical (in vivo) applications and antimicrobial potential of silver-containing formulations in arresting dentinal caries. Our secondary aim was to sum up the available in vitro applications of silver-containing formulations against cariogenic microbes isolated from dentine lesions. METHODS:Ovid MEDLINE, EBSCO host, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases was searched between January 2009-May 2019. RESULTS:In vivo: We observed conflicting evidence of antimicrobial efficacy of SDF on a diverse array of microbial taxa present in carious dentine of primary and permanent teeth. Moreover, there is insuffi

SUBMITTER: Fakhruddin KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268710 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature