What do systematic reviews say?

45 questions · 53 findings · 7 reviews

No studies found 21 · 39.6%GRADE not reported 16 · 30.2%Very low 11 · 20.8%Low 3 · 5.7%Moderate 2 · 3.8%High 0 · 0%

Aesthetics · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for preventing and managing dental caries in children and adults 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies reported data for this outcome in this comparison
0 studies
No studies found

Dental pain or sensitivity · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for preventing and managing dental caries in children and adults 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies reported data for this outcome in this comparison
0 studies
No studies found

Adverse effects · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for preventing and managing dental caries in children and adults 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies reported data for this outcome in this comparison
0 studies
No studies found

Caries arrest · Children (age 1-10 years) with active cavitated dentin caries lesions in primary molars

Biannual SDF application significantly arrested caries (pooled ES 0.39, 95% CI 0.19-0.60; ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) Efficacy in Arresting Cavitated Caries Lesions in Primary Molars: A Systematic Review… 2022 All outcomes
Follow-up up to 12 months (biannual application) · Pediatric dental care in hospital, community/school and outpatient settings (Saudi Arabia, China, India, Brazil, Spain) · SDF application frequency: biannual (every 6 months)
ES 0.39 [0.19, 0.60]
2 studies · 381 participants
GRADE not reported

new root-surface carious lesions or restorations · Older adults with root caries in permanent (mature) teeth (mean age 75 years)

SDF had a 71% preventative fraction at 36 months; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating was reported.

1 finding from 1 review

A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent teeth. 2023 All outcomes
36 months · Hong Kong
Preventative fraction (%) 71
1 study · 306 participants
GRADE not reported