PCORI Approves $13.4 Million to Study Effectiveness of Advantage Arrest SDF with Fluoride Varnish

Posted: November 8, 2017
Edited by Dentaltown staff

REDMOND, Ore. and WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—A five-year study comparing the effectiveness of utilizing a combination therapy of Advantage Arrest Silver Diamine Fluoride plus fluoride varnish (“simple care”) versus a combination therapy of a traditional sealant plus fluoride varnish (“complex care”) will be conducted in 60 elementary schools in the Bronx, New York.

The study will be led by NYU Dentistry’s Richard Niederman, DMD, and Ryan Richard Ruff MPH, PhD. In addition to analyzing the effects of the different products, this study will also compare care delivered by nurses as well as dental hygienists. 

“We are excited to hear that Advantage Arrest Silver Diamine Fluoride will be used to potentially help so many children in these high-need elementary schools," said Dr. Mike Shirtcliff of Advantage Silver Dental Arrest.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) award is the latest acknowledgement of the potential that silver diamine fluoride can have on treating cavities in a simple, cost-effective manner. The PCORI award announcement comes on the heels of $9.8 million in funding recently awarded by the National Institutes of Health to conduct a Phase III clinical trial using Advantage Arrest Silver Diamine Fluoride 38% for arresting caries in children.

“We are happy to play a part in this extremely worthwhile effort," said Kevin Thomas, managing member of Elevate Oral Care, the commercialization organization for Advantage Arrest Silver Diamine Fluoride

In 2016, Advantage Arrest Silver Diamine Fluoride 38% received the FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for the arrest of tooth decay in children and adults.
 
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