Publications by authors named "Tamarinda J Barry Godin"
Article Synopsis
- Dental caries is a widespread issue impacting children's health, particularly in low-income minority populations, prompting the need for effective preventive measures like dental sealants and silver diamine fluoride (SDF).
- The CariedAway study investigated whether the application of SDF in schools was as effective as traditional dental sealants and atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) in preventing dental caries among children aged 5 to 13 in New York.
- The study randomized nearly 7,500 eligible students into two treatment groups (SDF or sealants/ART) and tracked their dental health, finding insights that could reinforce preventive dental care strategies for at-risk communities.
Background: Dental caries (tooth decay) is the world's most prevalent noncommunicable disease and can lead to pain, infection, and edentulism. Many children with caries lack access to traditional dental services. School-based caries prevention can increase access to care and reduce health inequities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a non-surgical treatment for the arrest and prevention of dental caries that results in irreversible black staining of dental decay. The objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term impact of SDF treatment on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) relative to a standard package of glass ionomer sealants and atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) in children aged 5-13 years.
Methods: CariedAway is a pragmatic, longitudinal, cluster-randomized non-inferiority trial of non-surgical interventions for caries.
Objective: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is an effective non-surgical treatment for dental caries which may also impact oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The objective of this study was to conduct a network meta-analysis of SDF versus other standard of care therapies on OHRQoL.
Data Sources: Studies published in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, or Web of Science through July 2021 with no date or language restrictions.