Silver Diamine Fluoride : A Caries "Silver-Fluoride Bullet"

• Published in: Journal of dental research Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 116 - 125
• Main Authors: Rosenblatt, A., Stamford, T.C.M., Niederman, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SAGE Publications 01.02.2009
• Subjects: caries; Cariostatic Agents - therapeutic use; Dental Caries - prevention & control; fluoride; Fluorides, Topical - therapeutic use; Humans; prevention; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds - therapeutic use; silver; Silver Compounds - therapeutic use; systematic review; fluoride; silver; systematic review; prevention; caries

The antimicrobial use of silver compounds pivots on the 100-year-old application of silver nitrate, silver foil, and silver sutures for the prevention and treatment of ocular, surgical, and dental infections. Ag+ kills pathogenic organisms at concentrations of < 50 ppm, and current/potential anti...