Unexpected sequel to the application of silver fluoride followed by stannous fluoride to an open carious lesion in a primary molar : A case report

© 2024 The Authors. Clinical and Experimental Dental Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

OBJECTIVES: The use of silver fluoride followed by stannous fluoride was designed for the treatment of open carious lesions in primary molars in dental outreach programs. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic when aerosol-producing procedures were inadvisable, one dental location started using it as the first stage in a two-visit restorative procedure for carious primary molars. If the gap between the fluoride application and the restoration placement stages was around 3-5 weeks it was noticed that a black friable crust appeared on the caries surface. To investigate further a normally discarded crust from one patient was retrieved and sent for analysis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two techniques suitable for identification and preliminary analysis of material of unknown composition, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were used. The only preparation was that the specimen was dried and coated beforehand.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: This preliminary examination showed two unexpected findings. The first was that the crust surface indicated a possible dentine derivation as it was covered with reasonably evenly spaced holes. In addition, the EDS spectrum showed it to be, at least, partially mineralized. The second unexpected finding was that the surface was coated with electron-dense particles. The size of the particles and the EDS spectrum pointed to the likelihood of the majority of them being nanosilver. These unexpected findings suggest a possible new direction for research.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Clinical and experimental dental research - 10(2024), 2 vom: 01. Apr., Seite e838

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Craig, Graham G [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Jeffrey X [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1Z00ZK3E66
Caries surface
Case Reports
Fluorides
Journal Article
Q80VPU408O
Silver Compounds
Silver fluoride
Tin Fluorides

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.03.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cre2.838

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369959043