A fluoridated agent silver diamine fluoride’s (SDF)
hypothesized ability to halt the caries process and
simultaneously prevent the formation of new caries.SDF after its initial use in Japan in late 1960s and 1970s
lost its charm and was not much exposed to other parts
of the world. But, at the beginning of 21st century, its
use started again in China as caries arresting agent in
school children.[8,9] From 2005 to 2009 Knight et al.[10-13]
in Australia did a series of in vitro studies and proved
its effect as a caries arresting and antimicrobial agent.
In 2009 Braga et al.[14] in US and Yee et al.[15] in Nepal
used SDF as caries arresting agent successfully. Still,
more studies are going on in different parts of the world
regarding the various clinical implication of SDF.