Effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride and sodium fluoride varnish in arresting dentine caries

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-hung Chu
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Fluoride ◽  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Silver Diamine Fluoride

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Silver Diamine Fluoride and Sodium Fluoride Varnish in Arresting Dentin Caries in Chinese Pre-school Children

2002 ◽  
Vol 81 (11) ◽  
pp. 767-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.H. Chu ◽  
E.C.M. Lo ◽  
H.C. Lin
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Fluoride ◽  
School Children ◽  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Silver Diamine Fluoride ◽  
Fluoride Solution ◽  
Dentin Caries ◽  
Anterior Teeth ◽  
Tooth Surfaces ◽  
Topical Fluoride

Untreated dental caries in Chinese pre-school children is common. This prospective controlled clinical trial investigated the effectiveness of topical fluoride applications in arresting dentin caries. Three hundred seventy-five children, aged 3-5 years, with carious upper anterior teeth were divided into five groups. Children in the first and second groups received annual applications of silver diamine fluoride solution (44,800 ppm F). Sodium fluoride varnish (22,600 ppm F) was applied every three months to the lesions of children in the third and fourth groups. For children in the first and third groups, soft carious tissues were removed prior to fluoride application. The fifth group was the control. Three hundred eight children were followed for 30 months. The respective mean numbers of arrested carious tooth surfaces in the five groups were 2.5, 2.8, 1.5, 1.5, and 1.3 (p < 0.001). Silver diamine fluoride was found to be effective in arresting dentin caries in primary anterior teeth in pre-school children.

scholarly journals Use of Fluoride and Silver Ion Compounds in Three International School Based Oral Health Programs – A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Steven R. Duffin ◽  
Marcus L. Duffin
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nitrate ◽  
Sodium Fluoride ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Silver Diamine Fluoride ◽  
School Based ◽  
Carious Lesions ◽  
Caries Management

Untreated dental caries in children is one of the most common diseases and largest public health problems in the world. A novel caries management program, using 50% silver nitrate, 38% silver diamine fluoride, and 5% sodium fluoride varnish, was developed at Shoreview Dental, LLC, a private dental practice in Oregon USA, and then introduced into schools in Ecuador, Ghana, and Bolivia. Cavitated carious lesions were treated with 50% silver nitrate, followed by covering with 5% sodium fluoride varnish, three times over two weeks for 165 children in Ecuador at initial assessment, 3 months, and 6 months. This protocol was repeated for 271 children in Ghana at initial assessment and 12 months. In Bolivia, 130 children were treated with 38% silver diamine fluoride, followed by covering with 5% sodium fluoride varnish, once per visit at initial assessment, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months. The percentage of children with active cavitated carious lesions at initial evaluation was 92.7% (Ecuador), 55.4% (Ghana), and 92.3% (Bolivia). The final arrest rate of treated surfaces was 98.8% (Ecuador), 67.6% (Ghana), and 90.2% (Bolivia). Effectiveness of cavitated caries lesion arrest is increased when it is thoroughly cleaned and dried before the treatment protocol. Further optimization is obtained when this protocol is repeated multiple times.

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