Silver Diamine Fluoride For Kids or Elderly

Many of our patients come to our holistic dental practice because they understand the importance of whole body health as it related to dental work. Both children and the elderly can have difficulty sitting through a long dental appointment, and our Pasadena silver diamine fluoride offers exceptional benefits in these cases.

What is Silver Diamine Fluoride?

An FDA-approved product, silver diamine fluoride is an antibiotic liquid applied to control active cavities (caries) and halt further decay. It is made of two main components, fluoride and silver. The silver in the product is an effective anti-microbial agent, and has the added benefit of strengthening the natural protective coating of the affected tooth.

Controlling Tooth Decay with Silver Diamine Fluoride

The optimum way to control decay is to remove the decay and place a porcelain filling, but not all patients can undergo this treatment -- whether too young or elderly. This treatment will halt any decay forming in baby teeth, or in the teeth of older persons.

While treatment with silver diamine fluoride does not fully resolve tooth decay or make restoration work unnecessary, it is effective in helping to prevent further decay.

What are the benefits of silver diamine fluoride treatments?

Children who have cavities may not be able to sit and experience dental treatment, particularly when several teeth need fillings. The benefits of the treatment include:

Painless
Fast
Non-invasive
Prevents decay
Helps with sensitive teeth

The Elderly and Silver Diamine Fluoride

Older people are far more susceptible to tooth decay. The protective barrier of teeth (dentin) has degraded, and various health conditions and diseases also affect dental and oral health. As a person ages, older dental work can fail and need to be restored. It can be exceptionally important that tooth decay is halted in the elderly, and silver diamine fluoride may be an appropriate treatment for older adults who are prone to experience ongoing tooth decay.

The ingredients in the product also work to remineralize the tooth surface and assist in reducing tooth sensitivity – important advantages. This treatment is effective in preventing and arresting the development of cavities, and is an economic way for older persons to maintain healthier teeth and gums, which in turn, helps protect against various other conditions and diseases.

Should I have silver diamine fluoride treatments?

Treatment to halt the advance of tooth decay can be of great benefit for many patients, whether very young or elderly. Children with excessive tooth decay, or children who are unable to cooperate when undergoing dental treatment, or elderly persons who need to try to keep their teeth healthier may be good candidates for silver diamine fluoride treatments.

Pasadena Silver Diamine Fluoride Treatments

At Pasadena Smile Center, we are committed to educating our patients on both the risks and rewards of any treatment, and are here to answer your questions about silver diamine fluoride treatments. No treatment is performed without your full understanding about what to expect. Our goal is to help our patients maintain healthy teeth and gums throughout life, from early childhood through the golden years. Treatment with silver diamine fluoride must be performed with great care, with the tooth being treated isolated and gum margins protected. Any silver allergy would prohibit the treatment. As holistic dentists in Pasadena, we focus on whole body health and perform every treatment with care. Contact us today for one of the best treatments of silver diamine fluoride Pasadena has to offer.

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Practice Policy Update Regarding COVID-19

May 2020

Dear Valued Patient:

We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. Our community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety.

Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice and you may have seen this during your visits to our office. Our infection control processes are made so that when you receive care, it’s both safe and comfortable. We want to tell you about the infection control procedures we follow in our practice to keep patients and staff safe.

Our office follows infection control recommendations made by the American Dental Association (ADA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). We follow the activities of these agencies so that we are up-to-date on any new rulings or guidance that may be issued.

You may see some changes when it is time for your next appointment. We made these changes to help protect our patients and staff. For example:

All patients must wear a mask when entering the office.

Anyone accompanying you will be asked to wait in their vehicle.

Our office will communicate with you beforehand to ask some screening questions. You’ll be asked those same questions again when you are in the office.

Upon arrival at your appointment your temperature will be taken for the safety of all staff and patients.

Prior to receiving treatment you will be asked to rinse with an antimicrobial for a minimum of 30 seconds

We have hand sanitizer that we will ask you to use when you enter the office. You will also find some in the reception area and other places in the office for you to use as needed.

You may see that our waiting room will no longer offer magazines, and so forth, since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect.

UV Air purifiers have been placed throughout the office.

Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients. That might mean that you’re offered fewer options for scheduling your appointment.

We will do our best to allow greater time between patients to reduce waiting times for you, as well as to reduce the number of patients in the reception area at any one time, so we ask that you do your best to be on time.

We look forward to seeing you again and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps we take to keep you, and every patient, safe in our practice. To make an appointment, please call our office at (626)798-7834 or visit our website at pasadenasmilecenter@yahoo.com.

Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends.

Sincerely, Niloufar Molayem, D.D.S. & Team