Title

Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride for Dental Caries Management in Children and Adolescents, Including Those with Special Health Care Needs

Authoring Organization

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

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