SDF Reduces the Need for More Invasive Treatment
Patient Outcomes with SDF Use
- Reduced emergency visits
- SDF reduced emergencies by 80% in young Floridian children waiting for treatment under general anesthesia
- Decrease in need for treatment under general anesthesia
- SDF and prevention provided by hygienists in WICs and Head Starts reduced general anesthesia referrals by 67% across >100k Oregonian children
- SDF eliminated general anesthesia use in an Oregonian dental practice
- Offering SDF as an alternate to general anesthesia use decreased these referrals by 88% after 6 months in an Australian pediatric dentistry residency
References:
Thomas, M. L., et al. (2020). Silver Diamine Fluoride Helps Prevent Emergency Visits in Children with Early Childhood Caries. Pediatr Dent. 2020 May 15;42(3): 217-220.
Ludwig, S., et al. (2020). System level interventions to reduce utilization of general anesthesia to treat dental caries: a practice brief. J Public Health Dent. 2020 Sep: 80 Suppl 2:S122-S125. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12426.
Yawary, R., Hegde, S., (2022). Silver Diamine Fluoride Protocol for Reducing Preventable Dental Hospitalisations in Victorian Children. Int Dent J. 2022 Jun; 72(3): 322-330. doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2021.05.009. Epub 2021 Jul 14.