European Dental Research and Biomaterials Journal, volume 1, issue 01, pages 27-31

Role of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Dentistry

Zohaib Khurshid ¹

Juzer Shabbir ²

Abdullah Khaled Al Otaibi ³

Abdulelah Mohammad Alsalem ³

Abdulmalik Abdullah Alhamdan ³

Rizwan Jouhar ⁴

Muhammad Adeel Ahmed ⁴

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Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |

Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi, Pakistan |

College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |

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Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2020-01-01

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Journal: European Dental Research and Biomaterials Journal

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ISSN: 27917452

DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710140

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Abstract

Dental caries is the most prevalent disease in primary, mixed, and permanent dentition. Many preventive and treatment strategies were used in the last decades. Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a promising nontoxic material which proves to be a turning point concerning conservative dentistry if the patient and dental practitioners are adequately educated regarding it. Several advantages have been reported related to the use of SDF, including the procedure being pain-free and drill-free, patient- and doctor-friendly caries control strategy, and management of dentinal hypersensitivity.