title: Randomized clinical trial on arresting dental root caries through silver diamine fluoride applications in community-dwelling elders.
abstract: The immediate application of potassium iodide to dental root caries treated with silver diamine fluoride improved the colour of the lesion from black to bright yellow, but this colour change was only short lived.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D003731:Dental Caries; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D006801:Humans; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D017213:Root Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D018030:Silver Compounds
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D018030:Silver Compounds; C024633:silver diamine fluoride