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Abstract
Aim or purpose: The use of SDF as a preventive or therapeutic modality can prevent or delay dental treatment until the child is old enough to cooperate. This study aims to assess the postoperative pain after application of silver diamine fluoride versus sodium fluoride varnish
in treatment of carious primary teeth.
Materials and methods: Children with carious primary teeth were recruited from Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University. They were rondamly allocated into two groups: group I: (38%) Silver Diamine Fluoride and group
II: (5%) Sodioum Fluoride Varnish (control group). Postoperative pain, parental satisfaction, caries arrest and discoloration was reported during a one year follow up period.
Results: The study population consisted of 62 children with mean age
(4.4- 4.3) years in group I and II respectively (32 females, 30 males) (298 affected teeth). Postoperative pain among children increased in group II than in group I all follow up periods with no statistical
significant difference. Regarding parental satisfaction, there was no statistical significant difference between both groups. Caries arrest was assessed by hardening of the lesion. It was
shown that, caries arrest increased in group I than in group II with statistical significant difference in all follow up periods. Discoloration of the teeth was assessed by the increase of
black discoloration in the lesion. It was shown that, black discoloration increased in group I than in group II with statistical significant difference in all follow up periods.
Conclusions: SDF application is an effective, inexpensive, non-invasive, quick, painless procedure, simple in use and easy learned by dentists. It is a nonsurgical alternative to managing caries in populations where surgical management of decay is not an option. A 5 % NaF was considered as standard of care due to its effectiveness in prevention of dental caries
(tooth decay) and to arrest caries but less than SDF.