none 10.31254/dentistry.2022.7204 BioMed Research Publishers BioMed Research Publishers 16195 141670606 314763 20221020230627029 10.31254 2022-10-20T23:06:36Z 2022-10-20T23:06:30Z 1 International Journal of Dentistry Research Int J Dentistry Res. 25813218 10.31254/dentistry http://www.dentistryscience.com/ 08 30 2022 7 2 Sahrish Tariq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-0432 Pooja Thakur https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6417-9693 Nidhi Gupta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4735-9462 Preety Gupta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5382-3372 Aditi Sharma https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-493X Aim: To evaluate the dentist’s knowledge, attitudes, and barriers towards silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in Tricity (Panchkula, Chandigarh, Mohali), India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a selfadministered online questionnaire among 422 dental practitioners in Tricity (Panchkula, Chandigarh, Mohali), India from 25th August 2021 to 10th September 2021. The outcome variable of the study were knowledge, attitude, and barriers toward Silver Diamine Fluoride. A pretested questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale was used. Results: A total of 55% of respondents strongly agreed and agreed that SDF is a good treatment option for primary teeth that are not in the esthetic zone. The barrier to its usage is being not readily available commercially, with the highest score of 48%. Conclusion: Increased efforts in SDF education may lead to greater use of this innovative approach to the management of cavitated carious lesions. The most cited barrier to the use of SDF is tooth staining associated with arresting caries. 08 30 2022 44 48 1 10.31254/BIOMED-CROSSMARK-POLICY www.biomedresearch.org false 10.31254/dentistry.2022.7204 http://www.dentistryscience.com/IJDR_202272_04.pdf