Silver Diamine Fluoride

Use of “Black Magic” in arresting oral decay in Sjögren’s disease patients

Sjögren’s Disease (SjD) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration and dysfunction of the exocrine glands, notably the lacrimal and salivary glands. The oral consequences include salivary gland dysfunction, altered salivary compositions, and loss of protective effects from saliva such as buffering capacity, antimicrobial capabilities, and clearance of bacteria and food debris.1 The disease … Read more

SDF in a restorative dental practice: A prosthodontist’s perspective

Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) has been used in caries prevention since the 1800s and has gained relevance in private practice since its FDA approval in the United States in 2015.1 While it is FDA approved for dentinal hypersensitivity, clinicians have been using SDF off-label for caries prevention and treatment, as it has been shown to stabilize … Read more

Weekly Wisdom: Stop Cavities Without a Drill

Dr. Sanj Mohanta discusses the situations when using Silver Diamine Fluoride is beneficial and how to apply it. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week!

Silver Diamine Fluoride Prevents 80 Percent of Cavities for School Dental Program

Silver diamine fluoride was found to be effective against cavities as dental sealants, according to a study that consisted of nearly 3,000 schoolchildren. “A single dose of either topical treatment given in elementary schools prevented roughly 80% of cavities and kept 50% of cavities from worsening when children were seen two years later,” reports NYU … Read more

Weekly Wisdom: Treating Decay Without a Drill

  In this episode of Weekly Wisdom, Dr. Sanj Mohanta discusses how to treat decay without a drill.     Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week!  

Silver Diamine Fluoride

Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a product you could just paint on a tooth to stop caries, prevent caries and decrease tooth sensitivity? Well, it exists and it’s called silver diamine fluoride (SDF). It is inexpensive, easy to apply, painless and does not create aerosols. SDF can be used on patients of all … Read more

Weekly Wisdom: The Comeback of Silver Diamine Fluoride

  In this week’s episode of Weekly Wisdom, Dr. Les Rykiss explains why you should be using Silver Diamine Fluoride despite it losing popularity years ago.     Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week!   Sponsored by  Carestream Dental offers solutions for dental practitioners, … Read more

Oral Science Introduces a New Delivery System for Advantage Arrest

Oral Science is proud to introduce an additional delivery system for Advantage Arrest, a successful product that has already been introduced in thousands of dental offices. Advantage Arrest contains 38% Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) to arrest the progress of an already formed cavity in permanent or primary teeth. Advantage Arrest was the first SDF to enter the … Read more

Clinical Uses for Silver Diamine Fluoride

Silver Diamine Fluoride

I first began using silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in my private pediatric dental practice in 2015. Minimally Invasive Dentistry is a topic near and dear to my heart as a mother and advocate for improving children’s oral health and safety. My own daughter having surgery under general anesthesia at just nine months coupled with experiencing … Read more

Silver Diamine Fluoride Unstained and Liberated

The concept of using amputation to treat an infectious disease was last used by the medical profession to treat gangrene in the late 1800s. The pharmacological management of dental caries aims to leave most caries in situ, killing the bacteria and enabling infected dentin to heal as arrested caries. A way of achieving this is … Read more