38% silver diamine fluoride vs Fluoride varnish, glass ionomer cement, or placebo
Coronal carious lesions arrest · Children with coronal carious lesions (primary dentition)
Across three reviews, 38% SDF arrested 65 to 91% of coronal lesions in primary teeth, outperforming fluoride varnish (38 to 44%), glass ionomer cement (39 to 82%), and placebo (34%) (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
- Silver diamine fluoride for managing carious lesions: an umbrella review. 2019 All outcomesPrimary dentitionArrest rate 65–916 studiesGRADE not reported