Drill-free cavity treatment with SDF nears FDA approval

FDA approval for silver diamine fluoride (SDF), a liquid that stops tooth decay in children without drilling, injections or anesthesia, appears to be drawing closer. A Phase III study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, followed 830 children under 6 years old in Michigan, New York and Iowa. SDF, applied with a sponge applicator, halted tooth decay in more than half of...