
What you need to know about SDF and restorative materials
Pretreating dentin with silver diamine fluoride (SDF) may not reduce the bonding strength of glass ionomer cement (GIC) or resin composites, according to a review published recently in the Journal of Dentistry. While rinsed SDF may not affect the bonding of GIC, unrinsed SDF may increase GIC’s bond strength to sound dentin but decrease it on dentin with tooth decay, the authors wrote. “Pretreatment with SDF does not compromise the











