Silver diamine fluoride: A caries "silver-fluoride bullet"

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-125

  Rosenblatt, A ^a,b,c   Stamford, T C M ^c   Niederman, R ^a,d  

^a FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries; Fluoride; Prevention; Silver; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE;

DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 62649128494     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034508329406     Document Type: Review

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