Efficacy of silver diamine fluoride for arresting caries treatment

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 644-647

  Yee, R ^a,d   Holmgren, C ^a   Mulder, J ^a   Lama, D ^b   Walker, D ^c   Helderman, W Van Palenstein ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b United Mission to Nepal   (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arresting caries treatment; Clinical trial; Fluorides; Silver diamine fluoride

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PRIMARY; DMF INDEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TANNINS;

EID: 68249133969     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034509338671     Document Type: Article

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