[Application of silver diamine fluoride in dentistry: a review]

ABSTRACT

Untreated caries are common findings in low-income communities. Treatment of dental caries in young children is challenging and requires a high skill and high cost of dental anesthesia for control ling patients and thus, chemical methods for arresting dental caries have been proposed. Silver Diamine Fluoride [SDF] is a material that is used to control and to arrest dental caries, especially in primary teeth. It is noninvasive, safe, easy to use, and cost-effective. The SDF can be used as a therapeutic agent in oral health projects in low-income communities. In this article we reviewed the silver diamine fluoride and its application in dentistry