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Globally, it is estimated that 2.4 billion people suffer from caries of permanent teeth and 486 million children suffer from caries of primary teeth . The highest estimate of dental caries prevalence in Saudi Arabia was 95% with maximum DMFT of 7.34 among 3-7 years old children . Also, it was found that 78% of 6-9 years old children in Dammam had caries with an average of 3.66±3.13 DMFT. The objectives of this study are: 1. To assess the effectiveness of the Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) in arresting caries. 2. To assess the antibacterial effect of the Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF). 3. To assess parents' and children's satisfaction and acceptance. The aims of our study are to assess the effectiveness of SDF in arresting caries in primary dentition among children visiting Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam, Saudi Arabia and to assess parental acceptance and satisfaction. The expected outcome the results of this study will help in understanding the effectiveness SDF in arresting dental caries in this target population especially that it was recently approved for clinical use in Saudi Arabia.


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NCT number NCT04642846
Study type Interventional
Source Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
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Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date November 21, 2020
Completion date September 1, 2022

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