Table 1.
Employed search terms and limits
| Search strategy for systematic review of literature on the antimicrobial potential of silver-containing formulations (SDF, SDF/KI, Nano-silver, AgNO3) | |
|---|---|
| Search history | |
| Search# 1 |
KEY WORDS: (SDF and SDF/KI and AgNO3) (Jan 2009-May 2019) |
| Cochrane Library | Silver diamine fluoride AND antimicrobial AND AgNO3 AND dental caries AND silver nitrate OR caries arrest |
| Pub med via OVID |
Silver diamine fluoride AND antimicrobial AND antibacterial AND dental caries OR dentine/dentin caries Silver diamine fluoride AND SDF AND SDF/KI antibacterial AND antimicrobial AND human dentine/dentin AND caries Silver diamine fluoride AND microbicidal/biocidal AND caries infected dentine AND caries affected dentine Silver diamine fluoride AND SDF/SDF/KI AND primary OR permanent teeth/dentition Silver diamine fluoride AND SDF/SDF/KI AND in vitro/in vivo/ex vivo OR clinical AND chemotherapeutic Silver diamine fluoride AND SDF/SDF/KI AND cariogenic AND microbes/bacteria AND caries arrest SDF AND SDF/KI AND dental caries AND dentine/dentin OR caries AND cavity/lesions |
| EBSCO host and Web of Science |
Silver diamine fluoride AND microbicidal/biocidal AND caries infected dentine AND caries affected dentine Silver diamine fluoride AND SDF/SDF/KI AND primary AND permanent teeth/dentition Silver diamine fluoride AND SDF/SDF/KI AND in vitro/in vivo/ex vivo OR clinical AND chemotherapeutic Silver diamine fluoride AND SDF/SDF/KI OR cariogenic AND microbes/bacteria AND caries arrest |
| Search# 2 |
KEY WORDS: (nanosilver, AgNPs, AgNO3) (Jan 2009-May 2019) |
| Pub med via OVID |
AgNPs AND silver nanoparticles AND caries infected/affected dentine AND dental caries Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND antimicrobial AND antibacterial AND dentine/dentin caries OR microbicidal/biocidal Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND silver nanoparticles AND human dentine/dentin AND caries Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND dental caries AND dentine/dentin OR caries AND cavity/lesions Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND silver nanoparticles AND AgNO3 AND primary AND permanent teeth/dentition Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND silver nanoparticles AND silver nitrate AND in vitro/in vivo/ex vivo OR clinical AND chemotherapeutic Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND silver nanoparticles AND cariogenic OR microbes/bacteria AND caries arrest |
| EBSCO host and Web of Science |
Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND silver nanoparticles AND human dentine/dentin AND caries Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND dental caries AND dentine/dentin OR caries AND cavity/lesions Nanosilver AND AgNPs OR silver nanoparticles AND AgNO3 AND primary AND permanent teeth/dentition Nanosilver AND AgNPs AND silver nanoparticles OR silver nitrate AND in vitro/in vivo/ex vivo AND clinical AND chemotherapeutic AgNPs AND silver nanoparticles AND caries infected/affected dentine OR dental caries |