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Article: Revitalising Silver Nitrate for Caries Management
Title | Revitalising Silver Nitrate for Caries Management |
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Keywords | Silver nitrate Sodium fluoride Caries Early childhood caries Silver diamine fluoride |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph |
Citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018, v. 15 n. 1, article no. 80 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Silver nitrate has been adopted for medical use as a disinfectant for eye disease and burned wounds. In dentistry, it is an active ingredient of Howe’s solution used to prevent and arrest dental caries. While medical use of silver nitrate as a disinfectant became subsidiary with the discovery of antibiotics, its use in caries treatment also diminished with the use of fluoride in caries prevention. Since then, fluoride agents, particularly sodium fluoride, have gained popularity in caries prevention. However, caries is an infection caused by cariogenic bacteria, which demineralise enamel and dentine. Caries can progress and cause pulpal infection, but its progression can be halted through remineralisation. Sodium fluoride promotes remineralisation and silver nitrate has a profound antimicrobial effect. Hence, silver nitrate solution has been reintroduced for use with sodium fluoride varnish to arrest caries as a medical model strategy of caries management. Although the treatment permanently stains caries lesions black, this treatment protocol is simple, painless, non-invasive, and low-cost. It is well accepted by many clinicians and patients and therefore appears to be a promising strategy for caries control, particularly for young children, the elderly, and patients with severe caries risk or special needs. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251561 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 4.614 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.808 |
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dc.contributor.author | Gao, SS | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhao, IS | - |
dc.contributor.author | Duffin, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Duangthip, D | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lo, ECM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chu, CH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-01T03:41:13Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-01T03:41:13Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018, v. 15 n. 1, article no. 80 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251561 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Silver nitrate has been adopted for medical use as a disinfectant for eye disease and burned wounds. In dentistry, it is an active ingredient of Howe’s solution used to prevent and arrest dental caries. While medical use of silver nitrate as a disinfectant became subsidiary with the discovery of antibiotics, its use in caries treatment also diminished with the use of fluoride in caries prevention. Since then, fluoride agents, particularly sodium fluoride, have gained popularity in caries prevention. However, caries is an infection caused by cariogenic bacteria, which demineralise enamel and dentine. Caries can progress and cause pulpal infection, but its progression can be halted through remineralisation. Sodium fluoride promotes remineralisation and silver nitrate has a profound antimicrobial effect. Hence, silver nitrate solution has been reintroduced for use with sodium fluoride varnish to arrest caries as a medical model strategy of caries management. Although the treatment permanently stains caries lesions black, this treatment protocol is simple, painless, non-invasive, and low-cost. It is well accepted by many clinicians and patients and therefore appears to be a promising strategy for caries control, particularly for young children, the elderly, and patients with severe caries risk or special needs. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Silver nitrate | - |
dc.subject | Sodium fluoride | - |
dc.subject | Caries | - |
dc.subject | Early childhood caries | - |
dc.subject | Silver diamine fluoride | - |
dc.title | Revitalising Silver Nitrate for Caries Management | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Gao, SS: sherryg@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Duangthip, D: dduang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lo, ECM: edward-lo@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chu, CH: chchu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Gao, SS=rp02662 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Duangthip, D=rp02457 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lo, ECM=rp00015 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chu, CH=rp00022 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph15010080 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 29316616 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC5800179 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85040250590 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 284164 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 15 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 80 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 80 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000424121200080 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1660-4601 | - |