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Citation: Qanbar A, Abdulla AAM, Abutayyem H and El Din Mohamed SK. Comparative evaluation of
the efficacy of silver diamine fluoride, sodium fluoride and GC tooth mousse plus and fluoride
varnish as an antibacterial agent in childhood caries: As a literature review (2021) Dental Res
Manag 5: 1-7.
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Review Article ISSN: 2572-6978
Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Silver Diamine
Fluoride, Sodium Fluoride and GC Tooth Mousse Plus and
Fluoride Varnish as an Antibacterial Agent in Childhood
Caries: As a Literature Review
Areej Qanbar
1
,
Abdulaziz Abdulla Mufrrah Abdulla
1
, Huda Abutayyem
2
and
Sally Kamal El Din Mohamed
3*
Affiliation
1
RAK College of Dental Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
2
Orthodontic Department, RAK College of Dental Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
3
Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry Department, National Research Centre, Egypt
*
Corresponding author: Sally Kamal El Din Mohamed, Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry Department, National Research Centre,
Egypt, E-mail: sallykamaleldin@yahoo.com
Citation: Qanbar A, Abdulla AAM, Abutayyem H, and El Din Mohamed SK. Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of silver diamine
fluoride, sodium fluoride and GC tooth mousse plus and fluoride varnish as an antibacterial agent in childhood caries: As a literature review
(2021) Dental Res Manag 5: 1-7.
Received: Dec 01, 2020
Accepted: Mar 03, 2021
Published: Mar 08, 2021
Copyright: © 2021 Qanbar A, et al., This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background: In preventive dentistry, it is important for the need to prevent rather than to treat early childhood caries and to improve the types
of fluoride and application to see if the comparative efficacy is sufficient or insufficient because every type can relieve and give comfort to
patients. Aims: To compare the effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF), fluoride varnish, fluoride gel and GC tooth mousse plus on
Streptococcus mutants bacterial load. To evaluate the effect on the types of fluoride on caries. To compare the effect of prevention’s of early
childhood caries by using different types of fluoride. Searching the databases using the keywords: sodium diamine fluoride; GC tooth
mousse; fluoride varnish; fluoride gel; early childhood caries; caries; varnish; prevention. Materials and methods: 2010-December 2018,
databases which were searched: MEDLINE via Ovid, Web of science, Embase, Cochrane Library, LILACS, and Dental specialties: pediatrics,
oral preventive. Foreigner languages, editorials, letter to the editor, experimental studies with animals and Short communications were excluded
from this review. Results: 2 studies assessed un-clear and need further research of SDF. 5 studies assessed that 12% of SDF has no effect but
38% has an effect with dentin and enamel with black staining as a disadvantage. 1 study showed that SDF is safe and effective compared to
fluoride varnish, 2 studies showed that tooth mousse is recommended for early child caries without mentioning SDF and 3 studies found that it
decreases the growth of mutants and aids in the remineralization of both enamel and dentin structure. Conclusion: To sum up this study silver
diamine fluoride is effective and safe to use for preventing childhood caries than silver fluoride, GC tooth mousse and fluoride varnish, which
saves time with increase accuracy and patient satisfaction.
Keywords: Silver diamine fluoride, Childhood caries, Prevention
Abbreviations: SDF-Silver Diamine Fluoride, DMFS-Decayed, Missing or Filled Tooth Surfaces, CPP-ACP-Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous
Calcium Phosphate
Introduction
Dental caries is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the
whole world, affecting people across all age gatherings and nations
[1]. Carious teeth can be both prevented and arrested by utilizing
fluoride-based materials for example professional applied varnishes
[2]. Dental caries is the most continuous childhood chronic disease
worldwide [3]. Childhood caries the available quantity of one or more
Decayed, Missing or Filled Tooth Surfaces (DMFS) in any primary
tooth in a preschool-mature youngster has been associated by the
American Dental Association as an important feature of public health
issue [4]. ECC initiates with a white -spot lesion in the upper primary
incisors along the margins of the gingiva. If the lesions progress,
cavities can progress that will lead to destruction of the tooth.
Children with experienced early childhood caries will lead to future
destruction of primary and permanent teeth, In fact some of the
children with caries are suffering from lack of eating, underweight
because of the associated pain, which is also related to iron deficiency.
In the coming years, a decrease in general caries indicators has been
accounted for; in any case, an expansion in childhood caries has been