Lasmi Dewi Nurnaini,Septriyani Kaswindiarti

Bagian Ilmu Kedokteran Gigi Anak, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia

Arin Oktaviani

Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/stoma.v20i1.38604

ABSTRACT 

The prevalence of caries among toddlers in Indonesia was about 81,5%.The type of caries that often occurs among toddlers was Early Childhood Caries (ECC). ECC wasa condition where there wasone or more tooth decay, the main cause was consuming milk or sugary drinks using a bottle until fall asleep too often which not balanced by oral  hygiene  maintenances.  ECC  could  be  prevented  by  the  treatment  of  topical  application  of  fluor.  One  of  the preventive agents for topical application of fluor was Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF). SDF was an invisible solution contains fluor ions and silver ions.SDF could inhibit the demineralization of hard tissues of teeth and carbohydrate metabolism by cariogenic bacteria into acids to prevent caries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and review Silver Diamine Fluoride  as  a  preventive  agent  of  Early  Childhood  Caries. We  searched  all  the  published  literature  from  PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus. The review for 16 articles startsfrom May 2021 until July 2021.Keywords used were “Silver Diamine  Fluoride”,  “Early  Childhood  Caries”,  “Fluoride”,  and  “Early  Childhood  Caries  Prevention”,  with  their combinations. The conclusion of this study was Silver Diamine Fluoride rated as the most effective preventing agent to Early Childhood Caries prevention.