Treatment of Early Childhood Caries Using Silver Diammine Fluoride and Sodium Fluoride Tricalciumphosphate and the Effects on Oral Health Related Quality of Life

Although SDF has been proven to be highly effective in carious lesion arrest and prevention, the staining effect, metallic taste due to silver content and the minimal mucosal irritation have been noted as primary cause of disinterest among clinicians in the use of this material. The use of NaF‐fTCP as a caries preventive material has not been studied widely. The importance of oral hygiene education and diet modification to achieve an effective caries control has been widely discussed. The off‐label use of NaF‐fTCP as a caries arresting agent has not been studied on primary dentition. There is a dearth of evidence regarding the effectiveness of NaF‐fTCP towards caries arrest and prevention in pragmatic settings. A comparison between the SDF and NaF‐fTCP application on the cavitated carious primary molars and their effect on the oral health‐related quality of life of the children has not been published in the literature.