Influence of silver diamine fluoride application on the restorative treatment for root caries
Grant Data
Project Title
Influence of silver diamine fluoride application on the restorative treatment for root caries
Principal Investigator
Professor Jiang, Chloe Meng
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Chu Chun Hung
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Lo Edward Chin Man
(Co-principal investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2023-10-01
Amount
1385800
Conference Title
Influence of silver diamine fluoride application on the restorative treatment for root caries
Keywords
older adults, root caries, silver diamine fluoride, restorative treatment, oral health-related quality of life
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
20211851
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund 2021
Funding Year
2022
Status
On-going
Objectives
To investigate the influence of prior silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application on the restorative treatment for root caries. It is hypothesized that the SDF application prior to placement of restorations can improve both clinical and patient-based subjective outcomes of treating root caries lesions.