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SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE

UCSF Protocol for Caries Arrest Using Silver Diamine Fluoride :

Rationale , Indications and Consent

ABSTRACT The Food and Drug Administration recently cleared silver diamine fluoride for reducing tooth sensitivity . Clinical trials document arrest and prevention of dental caries by silver diamine fluoride . This off-label use is now permissible and appropriate under U . S . law . A CDT code was approved for caries arresting medicaments for 2016 to facilitate documentation and billing . We present a systematic review , clinical indications , clinical protocol and consent procedure to guide application for caries arrest treatment .
Reprinted with permission from the California Dental
Association , copyright January 2016 .
AUTHORS
Jeremy A . Horst , DDS , PhD is a fellow at the University of California , San Francisco , School of Dentistry studying the bacteria that cause cavities , a pediatric dentist at Alameda Pediatric Dentistry and co-founder and CSO at OraViz . Conflict of Interest Disclosure : Dr . Horst is co-founder and CSO at OraViz .
Hellene Ellenikiotis , DDS is a resident in the University of California , San Francisco , general practice residency and a recent graduate of the UCSF School of Dentistry . Conflict of Interest Disclosure : None reported .
Peter M . Milgrom , DDS is a professor of dental public health sciences and pediatric dentistry and director of the Northwest Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities at the University of Washington in Seattle . Conflict of Interest Disclosure : Dr . Milgrom is a principal in ADP Silver Dental Arrest LLC , which licenses permission to market Advantage Arrest to Elevate Oral Care LLC .
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