The staining effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride used for caries prevention on sound enamel and enamel caries like lesions: An in-vitro study | ||
| Ain Shams Dental Journal | ||
| Volume 38, Issue 2, June 2025, Pages 240-247 PDF (1.14 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asdj.2025.346367.1742 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Lamia Khairy Gadallah* 1; Ahmed Kamal El-Motayam2 | ||
| 1National Research centre 33 Bohouth Street Dokki Giza | ||
| 2Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the staining effect of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) used as a topical agent for caries prevention on both sound and demineralized enamel. Materials and Methods: Thirty enamel specimens were randomly assigned to three groups. Group I received SDF on sound enamel, Group II received SDF on enamel caries like lesions and Group III received no treatment as the control group. PH cycling model was performed for 7 days . Color assessment was performed for all specimens before treatment and post-treatment after pH cycling. Results: There was a significant difference in color change values between different groups (p=0.04). Group II of SDF on demineralized enamel have a significantly higher mean value ( 15.71±7.43) of color change than the control group (9.39±4.05) ( (p=0.03). Group I of SDF on sound enamel showed higher mean value (12.14 ±3.4) than the control group but with no statistically significant difference (p=0.4). Conclusion: SDF caused significant dark staining on enamel caries like lesion, while its staining potential on sound enamel was evident to a lesser extent when topically applied as a caries preventive agent. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Silver Diamine Fluoride; Caries Prevention; Fluoride; pH-cycling; Dark staining | ||
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