1. Retention and caries‐preventive effect of four different sealant materials: A 2‐year prospective split‐mouth study
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Dubravka Negovetić Vranić, Tihana Reić, and Tea Galic
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Pit and Fissure Sealants ,Molar ,Dental Caries Susceptibility ,business.industry ,Sealant ,Significant difference ,Glass ionomer cement ,Dentistry ,Dental Caries ,Random order ,stomatognathic system ,Glass Ionomer Cements ,children ,prevention ,sealants ,Humans ,Medicine ,Occlusal surface ,Prospective Studies ,Child ,business ,General Dentistry - Abstract
Aim The aim of this observational split-mouth study was to compare the retention and caries protective effect of four different sealing materials in children aged 6-13 years during 2- year follow-up period. Design This was a observational split-mouth prospective 2-year study. Materials and methods There were 80 children included in this study which was conducted in Blato (Korčula island) Croatia. Each participant received at least two different sealing materials on caries-free permanent molars in two different quadrants. Sealing materials (M1 – glass ionomer cement ; M2, M4 – resin-based filled sealants ; M3 – resin-based unfilled sealant) were delivered in a random order. Results The results of this study showed that M2 (30 teeth, 46.2%) and M4 (27 teeth, 46.6%) showed statistically significantly higher number of teeth with total retention after 2-year follow-up period, in comparison to M1 (10 teeth, 19.2%) or M3 (12 teeth, 20.7%) (P
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- 2022