What Are the Indications and Contraindications for Use of SDF in Anterior Teeth?
Roundtable with Theodore P. Croll, DDS; Travis M. Nelson, DDS, MSD, MPH; and Jeanette K. MacLean, DDS
Roundtable with Theodore P. Croll, DDS; Travis M. Nelson, DDS, MSD, MPH; and Jeanette K. MacLean, DDS
"An Oral Health Benefit in Medicare Part B: It's Time to Include Oral Health in Health Care." This white paper is an interprofessional, collaborative effort written and published by leaders in the consumer, healthcare, and dental fields.
Today, the question of how to use 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) to treat anterior teeth in children is easy to answer: SDF is the best way to manage anterior caries lesions in some children and a cosmetically terrible way to treat certain other children.
This article explains the importance of including a nutritional survey as part of a thorough medical history, outlines which dietary factors may affect healing most, and presents practices dentists can easily implement to enhance their patients’ healing following surgery.
Inside Dentistry interviews Randy F. Huffines, DDS, a past president and fellow of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, and diplomate of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry