Short term serum pharmacokinetics of diammine silver fluoride after oral application

Elsa Vasquez, Graciela Zegarra, Edgar Chirinos, Jorge L. Castillo, Donald R. Taves, Gene E. Watson, Russell Dills, Lloyd L. Mancl, Peter Milgrom

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Abstract

Background: There is growing interest in the use of diammine silver fluoride (DSF) as a topical agent to treat dentin hypersensitivity and dental caries as gauged by increasing published research from many parts of the world. While DSF has been available in various formulations for many years, most of its pharmacokinetic aspects within the therapeutic concentration range have never been fully characterized.Methods: This preliminary study determined the applied doses (3 teeth treated), maximum serum concentrations, and time to maximum serum concentration for fluoride and silver in 6 adults over 4 h. Fluoride was determined using the indirect diffusion method with a fluoride selective electrode, and silver was determined using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The mean amount of DSF solution applied to the 3 teeth was 7.57 mg (6.04 μL).Results: Over the 4 hour observation period, the mean maximum serum concentrations were 1.86 μmol/L for fluoride and 206 nmol/L for silver. These maximums were reached 3.0 h and 2.5 h for fluoride and silver, respectively.Conclusions: Fluoride exposure was below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oral reference dose. Silver exposure exceeded the EPA oral reference dose for cumulative daily exposure over a lifetime, but for occasional use was well below concentrations associated with toxicity. This preliminary study suggests that serum concentrations of fluoride and silver after topical application of DSF should pose little toxicity risk when used in adults.Clinical trials registration: NCT01664871.

Original languageEnglish
Article number60
JournalBMC Oral Health
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Dec 2012

Keywords

  • Acute pain
  • Medical device
  • Pharmacology
  • Tooth
  • Topical agent
  • Toxicology

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