Open AccessEfficacy of silver diamine fluoride as an antibacterial as well as antiplaque agent compared to fluoride varnish and acidulated phosphate fluoride gel: An in vivo study
Author(s) -
Shalin Shah,
Vijay Bhaskar,
Karthik Venkataraghavan,
Prashant Choudhary,
Ganesh Mahadevan,
Krishna Trivedi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.123374
Subject(s) - fluoride , streptococcus mutans , varnish , fluoride varnish , dentistry , saliva , in vivo , medicine , enamel paint , dental plaque , chemistry , bacteria , inorganic chemistry , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , biology , coating
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is already proven as an antibacterial agent in vitro. Present study was formulated to compare the efficacy of SDF as an antibacterial as well as antiplaque agent in vivo with fluoride varnish and acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) gel.