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Randomized Clinical Trial of 12% and 38% Silver Diamine Fluoride Treatment
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This 30-mo randomized clinical trial compared the effectiveness of 2 concentrations (12% or 38%) of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) and 2 periodicity of application (once or twice a year) in arresting cavitated dentin caries in primary teeth. Children aged 3 to 4 y who had at least 1 active cavitated caries lesion were enrolled and randomly allocated into 4 groups for intervention. Group 1 had 12% SDF applied annually (every 12 mo), group 2 had 12% SDF applied semiannually (every 6 mo), group 3 had 38% SDF applied annually, and group 4 had 38% SDF applied semiannually. Clinical examinations were performed semiannually in kindergarten by a single examiner to investigate whether the SDF-treated caries became arrested. A total of 888 children with 4,220 decayed tooth surfaces received SDF application at baseline, and 799 (90.0%) children with 3,790 surfaces (89.8%) were evaluated at the 30-mo examination. The caries arrest rates were 55.2%, 58.6%, 66.9%, and 75.7% for groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively ( P < 0.001). Caries treated with 38% SDF had a higher chance of becoming arrested than those treated with 12% SDF (odds ratio [OR], 1.98; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.51-2.60, P < 0.001). The interaction between frequency of SDF application and visible plaque index (VPI) score was significant ( P = 0.017). Among those children who received annual SDF application, children with a higher VPI score had a lower chance to have their caries become arrested (OR, 0.59, 95% CI, 0.49-0.72). In conclusion, SDF at a concentration of 38% is more effective than that of 12% in arresting active caries in primary teeth. For children with poor oral hygiene, caries arrest rate of SDF treatment can be increased by increasing the frequency of application from annually to semiannually ( ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02385474).
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“Large trials in other settings have examined SDF regimens and comparisons, including kindergarten-based contexts, showing that regimen effects exist but are intertwined with staining, acceptability, oral health-related quality of life, and setting-specific realities [13,15,16,17,18].”
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- Authors
- Fung, M. H. T., Duangthip, D., Wong, M. C. M., Lo, E. C. M., & Chu, C. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Chu, C.H.
- Venue
- Journal of Dental Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-08-28
- Volume
- 97
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 171-178
- ISSN
- 0022-0345 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-0591
- PMC
- PMC6429575
- OpenAlex
- W2750360976
- Cited by
- 249
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 23.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Journal of Dental Research (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Dental materials and restorations
- Keywords
- silver diamine fluoride, caries arrest, primary teeth, dentin caries, treatment frequency, visible plaque index, oral hygiene, children, pediatric dentistry, fluoride varnish, secondary caries, dental caries prevention, caries remineralization
- MeSH terms
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Cariostatic Agents, Child, Preschool, Dental Caries, Female, Fluorides, Topical, Hong Kong, Humans, Male, Tooth, Deciduous, Treatment Outcome, Silver Compounds
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