Parental satisfaction and adverse side effects

Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) has shown itself to effectively arrest dental caries and is especially helpful for preschool children who have poor access to dental care. SDF is, however, associated with several side effects. The blackening of arrested carious lesions by SDF has led to poor parental acceptance of the treatment. For young children, parents ’ satisfaction with an intervention can play a major role affecting the adherence to treatment and its success. Other side effects of SDF include pulpal and tissue irritation, pulpal damage, white lesion development on the mucosa, and gingival irritation.
Source: Dental Abstracts - Category: Dentistry Tags: Inquiry Source Type: research