Impact of silver diamine fluoride and nano silver fluoride on the oral health-related quality of life of children

According to a recent study, Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) and Nano Silver Fluoride (NSF) after 6 months exhibited significant enhancements in children's Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). It was observed that NSF had a significantly superior impact on OHRQoL compared to SDF. This study’s results were published in the Journal of dentistry.

This study involved 360 children under the age of 4, each having at least one active lesion with an International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) score of ≥3. They were randomly divided into two groups: one receiving NSF at the beginning, and the other receiving SDF at the start and after 6 months. The Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) was assessed using the Arabic version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (A-ECOHIS). Additionally, group comparisons were made using the chi-square test, and the impact of the intervention on OHRQoL was analyzed through multiple linear regression.

In the bivariate analysis and regression analysis (B= -5.02) with confounder adjustments, it was observed that NSF exhibited significantly lower A-ECOHIS scores compared to SDF after a period of 6 months. Both groups showed significant decreases in the A-ECOHIS domain and total scores, except for the social interaction domain in the SDF group.

The above study demonstrated that after a 6-month period, both NSF and SDF led to a significant improvement in children's OHRQoL. However, NSF had a notably greater impact on OHRQoL compared to SDF.