TY - JOUR AU - Divya Banu M AU - Krishna Priya V AU - Shilpa G AU - Santosh Kumar Challa AU - V.V.R. Krishna Murthy V AU - Mayuri Ganesh PY - 2022/01/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Silver Diamine Fluoride - The New Normal in Pediatric Oral Care : A Review JF - UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF DENTAL SCIENCES JA - Univ J Dent Sciences VL - 8 IS - 2 SE - Review Article DO - 10.21276/ujds.2022.8.2.22 UR - https://ujds.in/index.php/ujds/article/view/515 AB -  Dental caries is the most commonly observed oral lesion and can affect function and esthetics of teeth in children, cause pain and severe lesions, malnutrition, psychological effects, if left untreated ultimately affecting their oral-health related quality of life. There are various treatment and preventive approaches but certain factors make it difficult to achieve the required outcome like behavior issues, socio-economic status, etc. Minimal intervention or invasive dentistry is gaining popularity, especially during and post-COVID era; it becomes the need of the hour. Silver Diamine Fluoride is one such caries management strategy that has started becoming popular for its various beneficial properties against caries both in normal and children with special health care needs, cost-effectiveness, easy application, and no intervention methodology. This article aims to bring forward detailed information about Silver Diamine Fluoride which is a promising caries management technique during and post-COVID era.  ER -