An alternate technique of care using silver fluoride followed by stannous fluoride in the management of root caries in aged care

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 85-92

  Deutsch, Alan ^a,b  

^a Bondi Junction ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aged care; arrest; dementia; minimally invasive; prevention; root caries; silver fluoride with stannous fluoride; silver fluorides

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER FLUORIDE; TIN FLUORIDE;

CASE REPORT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; ROOT CARIES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; ROOT CARIES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; TIN FLUORIDES;

EID: 84959464004     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: 17544505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12153     Document Type: Article

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