Knowledge, Practices and Attitudes towards Silver Diamine Fluoride Therapy among Dentists in Japan
A Mixed Methods Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480947 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hollis Haotian Chai (0000-0001-9291-8238, Xiamen University), Sakura Kiuchi (0000-0002-8298-8643, Tohoku University), Ken’ichi Osaka (0000-0001-6885-9514, Tohoku University), Jun Aida (0000-0002-8405-9872, Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Chun Hung Chu (0000-0002-8167-0430, University of Hong Kong), Sherry Shiqian Gao (0000-0002-8340-5737, Xiamen University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 8705-8705 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19148705 |
| PMID | 35886557 |
| OpenAlex | W4285731842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
In 2021, the World Health Organization included silver diamine fluoride (SDF) as an essential medicine to manage caries in adults and children. SDF was developed in the 1960s, but its use for children became unpopular in Japan because of the decline and low prevalence of early childhood caries. This mixed methods study explored the knowledge, practices and attitudes towards SDF therapy among dentists promoting fluoride use in Japan. It also investigated senior dentists' perceptions of SDF therapy in Japan. The quantitative study invited all 173 members of the largest organisation promoting fluoride use in Japan to complete a web-based questionnaire survey. Sixty (60/173; 35%) dentists promoting fluoride use in Japan completed the questionnaire survey. All dentists knew of SDF treatment, and 50 (50/60; 83%) used SDF for dental care. Fifty-nine dentists (59/60; 98%) agreed that SDF therapy was simple and quick. All 60 dentists agreed that SDF was effective to arrest caries; 51 dentists (51/60; 85%) agreed that SDF was effective to prevent caries. Most dentists (51/60; 85%) were concerned about SDF's unaesthetic staining. Fifty-seven dentists (57/60; 95%) used SDF to arrest primary posterior teeth, and 52 dentists (52/60; 87%) used SDF to arrest root caries. However, 25 dentists (25/60; 42%) did not use SDF to prevent caries in permanent teeth. The qualitative study interviewed 12 senior dentists using snowball sampling and achieved data saturation. The dentists opined that SDF therapy was effective, simple, painless, non-invasive and inexpensive. SDF is seldom used in Japan at present because of the unaesthetic black staining and the low prevalence of early childhood caries; however, it can regain popularity by arresting root caries in the aging population
Early childhood caries · Family medicine · Oral health · Snowball sampling · Dental Erosion and Treatment · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |