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February 22, 2023
The findings are "really exciting," according to Dr. Jeremy Horst Keeper.
He's a pediatric dentist and director of clinical innovation for CareQuest Innovation Partners, in Boston — the for-profit subsidiary of the nonprofit CareQuest Institute.
The trial shows that even a one-time, "easy and painless" SDF treatment can arrest half of cavities for two years — during a pandemic, when Americans' diets often took a turn for the worse, Horst Keeper pointed out.
The fact that SDF was just as effective as standard care, he said, is "astounding."
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