Efficacy of Silver Diamine Fluoride vs. Sodium Fluoride in Arresting Root Caries Among the Olders in Care Homes: A Randomised Controlled Trial
SDF may serve as a simple and practical treatment option for managing root caries, particularly in institutional care settings. Strengthening such preventive strategies can help address the growing burden of root caries in ageing populations and improve their overall quality of life.
Authors
- Bhargav Bhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7803-6626)
- Ananya Prabhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2299-0565)
- Nishu Singla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9007-8092)
- Lahari Anand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5462-5677)
- Prajna Pramod Nayak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-7130)
- Deepak Singhal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2024-2969)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Melaka Manipal Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gerodontology
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ger.70025
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00