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October 16, 2025Dentistry 3000Open Access

Sodium Fluoride Varnish versus Silver Diamine Fluoride Effectiveness to Stop Dental Decay in Primary Molars

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LALubna Abdulelah Abdulrahman Almallah MFMohammed FahmiAmerican Association of Orthodontists WAWurood Khairallah Al-LehaibiDijlah University College

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Randomized controlled trial finds silver diamine fluoride significantly improves caries arrest in primary molars, suggesting better outcomes for children's dental health.

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The silver diamine fluoride group showed a caries arrest rate of 88% after 12 months.
In comparison, the sodium fluoride varnish group had a 47.6% caries arrest rate after the same period.
Both groups received applications at baseline and again after six months, allowing for effective comparison.
These findings indicate that silver diamine fluoride is more effective in stopping dental decay than sodium fluoride varnish.

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Almallah et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f12bfb2107091eab27a54e https://doi.org/10.5195/d3000.2025.1044

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Randomized controlled trial finds silver diamine fluoride significantly improves caries arrest in primary molars, suggesting better outcomes for children's dental health.

Sodium Fluoride Varnish versus Silver Diamine Fluoride Effectiveness to Stop Dental Decay in Primary Molars

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Sodium Fluoride Varnish versus Silver Diamine Fluoride Effectiveness to Stop Dental Decay in Primary Molars

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