Sealants revisited: An efficacy battle between the two major types of sealants - A randomized controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study is comparing the retention and caries preventive effect of the glass-ionomer fissure sealant and resin-based fissure sealant.

Materials and methods

A randomized-controlled split-mouth study was conducted to compare the retention and the caries preventive effect of light-cured resin-based sealant (3M ESPE) and glass ionomer sealant (Fuji VII). The sealants were applied to either the right or the left lower mandibular molars (7-9 yrs of age) in 120 school children, based on the randomization process. They were recalled for assessment of clinical retention at intervals of 3, 6, and 12 months. The caries-preventive effect between the two materials was tested statistically by the McNemar's test for matched pairs, and the differences observed with

SUBMITTER: Prathibha B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340219 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature