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A parental questionnaire was used to collect each child\u2019s sociodemographic background and oral health habits at baseline. Data on parents\u2019 satisfaction with their child\u2019s dental aesthetics were collected at baseline and during a 12-month visit. The Chinese Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (C-ECOHIS) was used to measure OHRQoL. A trained dentist performed examinations and recorded caries experience (dmft) and oral hygiene (visible plaque index) at baseline and 12 months. SDF was applied to the carious lesions. Out of 286 invited children, 248 (87%, 248\/286) participated, and 211 (85%, 211\/248) attended the 12-month examination. All SDF-treated carious lesions were discoloured at the 12-month examination. Regression analysis showed that the baseline C-ECOHIS score was associated with dmft (p &lt; 0.001). The baseline and 12-month C-ECOHIS scores were 4.6 \u00b1 5.5 and 5.0 \u00b1 5.6, respectively (p = 0.42). The scores for parental satisfaction with dental aesthetics at baseline and 12 months were 59% to 46% (p &lt; 0.001). Satisfaction was negatively associated with the number of discoloured upper anterior teeth (p &lt; 0.001). In conclusion, SDF discoloured the carious upper anterior teeth of the Hong Kong kindergarten children. However, the discoloured lesions had no significant effects on the OHRQoL of these children. However, more parents became dissatisfied with their child\u2019s dental aesthetics after SDF therapy. 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