Parental satisfaction assessment of silver modified atraumatic restorative technique in comparison to atraumatic restorative technique

Abstract

Background: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) has promising feedback in arresting carious lesion. The aim is to assess the parental satisfaction outcome of silver modified atraumatic restorative technique (SMART) in comparison to atraumatic restorative technique (ART). Methods: a randomized controlled trial with split mouth technique including 42 molars, 21 for experimental (SMART) group and 21 for control (ART) group. Molars of experimental group were treated with SDF and then restored with resin modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) while molars of control group were restored with RMGIC after manual removal of caries. Parental satisfaction was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS) postoperatively. Results: There was no statistically significant difference regarding performance of the restoration or esthetics satisfaction, while a statistically significant difference was observed for the other aspects. Conclusion: Parental satisfaction of SMART group was more than that of ART group.