Chairside Guide: Silver Diamine Fluoride in the Management of Dental Caries Lesions.

Dental caries affects about one out of four children aged 2-5 years.1 Silver diamine fluoride (SDF), recently approved for use in the United States, has been shown to be efficacious in arresting caries lesions.2,3 It is a valuable therapy which may be included as part of a caries management plan for patients. Caries lesions treated with SDF usually turn black and hard. Stopping the caries process in all targeted lesions may take several applications of SDF, and reapplication may be necessary to sustain arrest.