Title
Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride for Dental Caries Management in Children and Adolescents, Including Those with Special Health Care Needs
Authoring Organization
Publication Month/Year
October 1, 2017
Last Updated Month/Year
January 17, 2024
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
The guideline provides practitioners with easy to understand evidence-based recommendations. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's (AAPD) evidence-based guidelines are being produced in accordance with standards created by the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) and mandated by the National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC), a database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents maintained as a public resource by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS).
Address the clinical question: Does the application of SDF arrest cavitated caries lesions as effectively as other treatment modalities in primary teeth?
Target Patient Population
Children
Inclusion Criteria
Adolescent, Child
Health Care Settings
Childcare center, Outpatient
Intended Users
Dentist, dental other, dentist pediatric dentistry, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Management, Treatment
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D003813 - Dentistry, D010377 - Pediatric Dentistry, D005459 - Fluorides, D003731 - Dental Caries
Keywords
pediatric, pediatric dentistry, silver diamine fluoride
Source Citation
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY V 39 / NO 5 SEP / OCT 17