Title

Revolutionizing adult oral care: Silver diamine fluoride's minimally invasive role

Authors

Dayana Gutierrez¹, Arias Marjorie²*, Pedraza Kelly³, C. Garcia Ana⁴, Agostini Cristina⁵ & Konakalla Mahita⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Dentistry, Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia, South America; ²Dental Medicine Department, Doctor of Dental Medicine, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureņa (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; ³Department of Dentistry, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Specialist in Periodontics, Universidad Antonio Nariņo, Bogota, Colombia, South America; ⁴Department of Dentistry, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Universidad Santa Maria, Caracas, Venezuela, South America; ⁵Department of Biology, College of Arts and Science, University of South Florida, Florida, USA; ⁶Department of Dentistry, Institute of Dental Science, Academy Drs. Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha, Andhra Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Dayana Gutierrez - E-mail: dayanapgutierrez@gmail.com
Marjorie Arias - E-mail: ariasmarjorie2@gmail.com
Kelly Pedraza - E-mail: kellypedrazacorrales@gmail.com
C Garcia Ana - E-mail: garciaanac2@gmail.com
Agostini Cristina - E-mail: cristinaagostinident@gmail.com
Konakalla Mahita - E-mail: konakallamahita@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025

Abstract

Dental caries remains one of the most common chronic diseases in adults worldwide, particularly among the elderly and medically compromised. Conventional restorative treatments are often inaccessible or contraindicated in these populations due to physical, cognitive, or financial limitations. Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) has emerged as a powerful tool as the dental field embraces minimally invasive options.

Keywords

Silver diamine fluoride, dental caries, antimicrobial, adult oral health, minimally invasive dentistry, medically compromised adults, special needs dentistry, vulnerable populations, public health dentistry, preventive dentistry, palliative care.

Citation

Gutierrez et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4724-4729 (2025)

Edited by

Rashmi Daga

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.