Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) was found to be safe and 100% effective in stopping active caries in primary teeth of at-risk children and was also well-accepted by their parents in a new study, ...

The use of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) as a topical treatment for cavities in pediatric patients has been conditionally recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) in the ...

Tooth decay is a dental public health problem in our area. Nationwide, it remains the most common chronic disease in children. It can lead to pain, problems with eating, speaking, and concentrating in ...

Research shows that it takes approximately 17 years for evidence to become broadly adopted into clinical practice. In the case of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) therapy, a simple and painless treatment ...

All four included studies were conducted in a school setting in a non-fluoridated community, three were in China and one was in Brazil. Three randomized controlled trials investigated the effect of ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last month, the American Medical Association (AMA) approved a new category III CPT code for the application of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) by medical teams to arrest dental ...

Over the years, efforts have been made to improve the quality of clinical studies such as adopting the SPIRIT 2013 statement, [31] CONSORT 2010 statement [32] or to strengthen the reporting of ...