Effect of Light Curing on Silver Diamine Fluoride in Primary Incisors: A Microscopic <i>Ex Vivo</i> Study.
Shabnam Toopchi, Eman Bakhurji, Cheen Y. Loo, Mohamed Hassan
2021PubMed20 citations
Abstract
Applying a dental curing light during silver diamine fluoride treatment of carious lesions induces more silver ion precipitation in infected dentin, increases its hardness, and, perhaps because more silver stays in the infected dentin, less SDF penetrates into sound dentin.
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DentinDentistryFluoridePenetration (warfare)Curing (chemistry)MedicineMaterials scienceComposite materialNuclear chemistryChemistryEngineeringOperations researchInorganic chemistryDental Erosion and TreatmentDental Health and Care UtilizationDental materials and restorations