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Silver Diamine Fluoride

Author(s) -

J. Timothy Wright,

Alex L. White

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

north carolina medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 2379-4313

pISSN - 0029-2559

DOI - 10.18043/ncm.78.6.394

Subject(s) - diamine , fluoride , oral health , dental health , medicine , health care , dentistry , chemistry , polymer chemistry , inorganic chemistry , political science , law

Silver diamine fluoride is a topically-applied agent for managing dental caries. It stops caries lesion progression, turning them black and hard in a high percentage of cases. Populations including pediatric, geriatric, special health care needs, and those with limited access to oral health care can all benefit from silver diamine fluoride. This commentary addresses some of the many questions that have arisen with the availability of SDF and marked gaps in our knowledge.

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